When it comes to finances, we always think that that is for adults and as parents, we tend to push this behind and focus more on academics when kids are young rather than on finances. Teaching kids about finances is not as easy as 123 and at times can be overwhelming. So how do we…
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Lifeschooling + Entrepreneurship I realized early on that the traditional employment path wasn’t for me. I tried and tried again to make regular employment a part of my way of living, but no matter how hard I tried to fit in I often left feeling this is not for me. And I honestly, wondered if…
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Purposeful Homeschooling for a Joyful Homeschooling Life Lifeschooling encourages character, connection, curiosity, and creativity Once upon a time, before I ever foresaw our beautiful homeschooling life, I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. Lots of books and summers off sounded like a good plan. More than that, I had had a series…
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I lived on scarce amounts of sleep, homeschooled from an old worn-out glider, and nursed a child ninety times a day. Okay maybe not ninety, but it sure felt like it all that time! This was my life. I was the mom of a middle schooler, kindergartener, and newborn. As we stumbled through that year…
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As a family, we’ve been roadschooling and learning through experiences since 2016. We’ve traveled from the east coast to the west coast and back again. We’ve visited or stayed in over 30 states so far, taking our home and homeschool with us. We learn through real-life experiences whenever possible. With one of our particular dreams…
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Lifeschooling Off The Grid When we moved from the Toronto suburbs to an off the grid home in Canada’s Northwest Territories in 2012, my husband and I knew we wanted to homestead and homeschool. At the time we had five mostly-grown children out on their own, and one young daughter still at home. By the…
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Homeschooling Challenges: Pregnancy and Postpartum There are many potential homeschooling challenges that moms face, but pregnancy and postpartum is certainly a common and very real one! Awaiting the birth of a child is a sacred and special time. This idea can be lost or pushed to the side when you have other children to care…
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When the Storm is a Blessing in Disguise – Homeschooling is Hard, but it doesn’t have to be. Homeschooling is hard, but it doesn’t have to be. Our homeschooling journey started with a decision about a decision. Brett and I came from very different backgrounds one of those differences was our education. Brett was homeschooled…
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Lifeschooling Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic One of the most frequently asked questions about lifeschooling is: what about the three R’s? How do kids in a relaxed, lifeschooling home learn to read? What about the college essay? Do they learn their math facts? What about high school math? Lifeschooling reading: A couple of stories of learning…
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Teaching Life Skills: Making Learning and Lifeschooling Count When it comes to teaching life skills, most of us were failed by the system. Ok, let’s do a short quiz today… First question: how much math do you remember from school? Oh, that’s right, you only remember addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Why do you remember…
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