homeschooling

School is Out, Natural Learning is In!

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Method

Geo-literacy: Why Teach Geography?

Geo-literacy matters because you cannot understand the Earth’s diverse environments, their interactions and impact on humanity without geography.

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Resources

Practicing Gratitude this Thanksgiving

Being thankful is an art. It is something that we tend to, cultivate and grow. Practice is something that you intentionally repeat and engage in, to do often, or habitually. Practicing gratitude is life changing and can be performed in many ways all day long.

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Tips

5 Steps to Beat Holiday Overwhelm

The holidaze are here again! Daze is craze. Let’s manage that, over the years, I’ve developed a system in 5 steps to beat holiday overwhelm.

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Method

Build a Better Homeschool: Systems Save the Day

Create systems that increase productivity in your homeschool. “A good system shortens the road to the goal.” – Orison Swett Marden. This is a candid statement that speaks truth. Anyone can make a goal. It is the achievement of the goal that brings success. Reaching a goal takes work. Systems should be timesaving, sustainable and produce results.

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Method

Build A Better Homeschool: Automate with Habits

Building a better homeschool takes 4 steps. Step 1 is rest. Step 2 is building a rhythm. Honoring your priorities is the focus of building rhythm. This means saying yes to priorities and no to interruptions or distractions. Rhythm is reinforced with habits. Step 3 in building a better homeschool is to build better habits.