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Knowing when to let the schedule go

July 5, 2015 Ticia 8 Comments

Knowing when to let the schedule go

I've had grand learning plans for this summer. While our homeschooling is mainly on hold, I still wanted them to be learned.  I sat and planned out themed weeks of learning and then life happened, and I had to work on knowing when to let the schedule go. Or more accurately, … [Read more...]

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Homeschool curriculum for active learners (5th grade)

May 11, 2015 Ticia 10 Comments

curriculum for active learners

It’s the time of year homeschoolers start looking at homeschool  curriculum.  All of the conventions are going on, all the sales are going on, and the giant curriculum catalogs are coming in the mail.  This year I’m feeling fairly prepared because I’ve got all of my homeschool … [Read more...]

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Illuminations grows with my homeschool

March 16, 2015 Ticia 6 Comments

Illuminations grows with my kids

A few weeks ago Bright Ideas Press (affiliate link) created a new affiliate system, and since then I’ve been going through and updating all of my links to their site.  As a result I’ve been going through a lot of my old posts, and I’ve noticed how we’ve changed how we used … [Read more...]

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You don’t have to do it all

January 9, 2015 Ticia 18 Comments

picking what works for you in Illuminations

I’ve been using Illuminations (affiliate link) now for a year and a half and in that time I’ve learned a few things. There is way more stuff than I could ever use in Illuminations Last year I started out trying to do it all.  I didn’t quite make the same mistake this year, … [Read more...]

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Why spring is hard to achieve goals

April 4, 2014 Ticia 15 Comments

That’s what I’m learning because this staying up until ridiculously late hours of the night and then still getting up at 7:00 isn’t really working long term.  Yet I don’t seem to be doing better with that. We went to Jeff’s work to get pictures in the bluebonnets, and the … [Read more...]

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