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Big, Bad Spelling Quiz: Enter Now!
Time for the big, bad Spelling Quiz! Here’s the place to find out once and for all how sharp your spelling skills are. TO ENTER To enter, select the correct spelling of each word below. I didn’t...
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Spelling Answers and Winners
Great job on the quiz, guys! And yep…there’s one in every crowd: I have deleted the supersede/supercede question because it appears both are right. If you missed that question when you took the quiz,...
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Community Question: Teaching with a Toddler
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Mean Ol’ Schoolmarm – “Climatic” or “Climactic”
By Heather Sanders While sitting in the dentist office reading outdated magazines, I came across the word “climatic” and thought I caught a typo. Rereading the sentence, I realized the context would...
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Community Question: Grammar for Literal Thinkers
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Smart Money Smart Kids: Book Review & Giveaway
By Heather Sanders I do not remember the first time I read Dave Ramsey’s mantra, “Live like no one else, so later you can live like no one else.”, but I wish I’d heard it earlier in my life; better...
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Community Question: Math Review for College
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7 Not-so-scary Halloween Ideas
By Heather Sanders I love October for many reasons. The worst days of the Texas heat are over, which means I can eat Chocolate Chili without sweating. The cool nip in the air lures me outside just...
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Mean Ol’ Schoolmarm: “Less” or “Fewer”
By Heather Sanders For Halloween, you will get more than you bargained for; oh yes, you will leave this blog with a new understanding of how to correctly determine when to use “less” versus “fewer.”...
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Community Question: Homeschool High School Hours
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Twenty Interesting Things About…Voting in the U.S.
By Heather Sanders Today is the day we vote. I have my cheat sheet of candidates at the ready. I’ve sharpened my pencil; and yes, I know that those ridiculous mini-pencils may be available at the...
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Tuning-in, So They Don’t Tune Out
By Heather Sanders Jeff, the kids and I went shopping at Academy the other day. If you aren’t familiar with the retail chain, it is a sports and outdoors store. The grand opening was only a few weeks...
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Community Question: Bored. Job Shadowing?
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Early Math & Reading: Brainzy Review and Giveaway
By Heather Sanders My kiddos have far surpassed the targeted 3-7 age range for Education.com’s newly released math and reading subscription program, Brainzy. And while there are days when I would...
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Community Question: Homeschooling Adopted Toddler
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Will our kids’ kids use commas?
By Heather Sanders When asked what I do, I tell people that I am a homeschooling journalist, but I wince a bit as I say it. I think of journalists as writers–those who can define all the English tenses...
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Unexpected Blessings from Strangers
By Heather Sanders Many families share the tradition of pausing before, during, or after Thanksgiving dinner so those around the table can voice the things for which they are most thankful. I’ve...
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Community Question: What to do?
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What Would You Put in a Homeschooling Starter Kit?
By Heather Sanders Last week, in a conversation with a fellow homeschooling parent, I was asked what I would want in a homeschooling starter kit if I were beginning my homeschooling adventure again....
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My Bubble Writer Christmas Book: Review & Giveaway
By Heather Sanders At the end of 8th-grade, I tried out for the 9th-grade cheerleading squad. According to my personal checklist I had what it took. I was loud, had team spirit and could rip a set of...
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