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Ever needed a mentor to walk you through something new? I did when I became a parent, a Christian and when we began homeschooling. This blog serves a dual purpose...to keep you up to date with additions and updates to my site, as well as sharing and inspiring you in your walk as homeschool parents.

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Jan 15, 2012

Homeschool Articles to Encourage

Homeschool Articles to Encourage are a collection of writings from my own experiences and thoughts.

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Dec 30, 2011

Free Homeschool Worksheets

Free homeschool worksheets and notebooking pages for all subject areas as well as music, art and nature study.

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Dec 18, 2011

Kids staying on task.

We have a vast age range of kids 15,12,11,9,5,10mths and a new born on the way. I feel that my children are taking advantage of me and are not able to

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Dec 11, 2011

Entrepreneurship for teens

Entrepreneurship for teens is in a parents thoughts as the teen years creep up. A productive and a worthwile venture for your teen to spend time and money on.

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Dec 8, 2011

Needing to schedule my homeschool day

I've got five kids 13,11,8,6, 2 .. How do you schedule it so that the 6 and 8 yr old are getting the attention they need while the 2yr old wants you and

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Dec 4, 2011

About Me

About me, the owner and creator of Homeschool Curriculum For Life.

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Dec 4, 2011

Homeschool Curriculum for Life

Homeschool Curriculum for Life where it's not just about school, its about life. Homeschool curriculum and philosophy reviews, homehelps and extensive book reviews for all.

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Nov 13, 2011

Should I homeschool my struggling child?

Hi, I don't know if I have a specific question, its more like I need specific help. I have three children. One could launch the space shuttle, one needs

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Oct 23, 2011

Other Literature Based Curriculum

These other literature based curriculum reviews are ones that are most spoken about on forums and eloops for homeschooling families.

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Oct 19, 2011

Afrikaans Living Books

Hallo Wendy Where can I get a list of Afrikaans living books? My son is 5 years old and loves stories, but I'm not always sure the books I get from the

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Oct 9, 2011

Homeschooling Teens

When homeschooling teens, the emphasis shifts from being a mom teacher to being a wise counsellor.

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Oct 9, 2011

Poor and Broke, but Have Plenty of Time and Love-Is Homeschooling Possible?

Dear Wendy, I live in NYC and my 14 yr old daughter was bullied in school because of her grades (90% average), so she refused to go back. The schools that

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Oct 2, 2011

Childrens Living Book Reviews

Childrens living book reviews to use in your homeschool curriculum or to read just for pleasure

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Oct 2, 2011

20th Century History Literature

20th Century History Literature for mature teen readers

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Sep 10, 2011

High School Plans

Hi, My 11 year old son is in Grade 6 at a regular school. I have planned to home school him from January. However, I am still not sure about how to proceed

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Sep 3, 2011

Concerned about homeschooling

I'm so overwhelmed and scared. My 3rd grade son has been disliking public school since kindergarten. I've decided to see if he would benefit from homeschool.

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Aug 28, 2011

Sonlight Curriculum

Sonlight Curriculum is a literature based homeschool curriculum that offers the best in children's literature for your learning adventures.

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Aug 28, 2011

Literature Based Curriculum

Literature Based Curriculum reviews of some of the best homeschool curriculum available for you to use in your home.

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Aug 22, 2011

Homeschooling our 4 year old

My daughter is 4 and her father and I have decided to homeschool but where do we start. I feel like a fish out of water and am clueless on how to even

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Aug 20, 2011

Homeschooling in Saudi Arabia

Hello...I'm Lebanese living in Saudi Arabia ...I'm planning to start home education for my 7 years old daughter Maria. I'm totally new to this though

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Aug 4, 2011

How to become a home school teacher

Hi, I would like to know how to become a registered home school teacher to teach other kids besides my own. What are the rules and regulations? gerda@ublogic.co

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Aug 1, 2011

The Fourever Club Series: Christian Homeschool Book with Curriculum

Alice Kate and the Bully is a new book in The Fourever Club book series. The book is on the level of maybe a 10 to 13 year old, but it has a glossary in

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Jun 21, 2011

How young is too young to teach kids?

I have 20 month old twins. I am wanting to start teaching them at home, have a schedule of sorts. Is this too young to start teaching, if not where should

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Jun 16, 2011

Homeschooling a child with Down Syndrome

I have a daughter who is 2 1/2. It won't be long until it's time to start homeschooling. I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas on the best way/programs,

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May 28, 2011

Homeschooling in Florida

Does anyone know where I can go to so I can purchase curicula for homeschooling in Florida? I don't know where to go and what I will need for my state

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May 18, 2011

Home Schooling vs Public School

I love home schooling and personally I never imagined I would be doing this. I turned to this after my son went to Kindergarten in a Public School. I volunteered

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May 17, 2011

Heart of Dakota

Do you know about the Heart of Dakota Homeschool program. I have two little ones entering the pre-school level and was thinking of using this. Would

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Apr 10, 2011

Combining Sonlight Cores

One of the things I really like about Sonlight is that I can have two of my children (if not all 3 someday) share one core. Yet, I'm confused about how

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Apr 7, 2011

Home Schooling for Dyslexic & ADD Child?

My 11 yr old child is Dyslexic with ADD and I'm considering homeschooling as I'm desperate for a system that will work before his self esteem really drops

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Feb 16, 2011

Sonlight in South Africa?

Hi Wendy We are a South African homeschooling family living in Mozambique. I have tried a couple of South African curriculums, but I am more interested

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Feb 16, 2011

How What When How Long and Where

Good day to all the other home schoolers out there. I am very new to this as we just started. My son is in Grade 1 and we started the beginning of this

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Feb 16, 2011

LLATL and Maths-u-see

LATTL- Learning Language Arts Through Literature... is written by Ruth Beeschnik, who wrote the 3R's and some other curriculum for Dr Moore... This is

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Feb 5, 2011

Learning Disabled Child

Do you have any suggested homeschool curriculum for a child with mild autism, and reading comprehension delay issues? He is in 6th grade in public school.

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Feb 5, 2011

HOMESCHOOLING WHILE TRAVELING

I am mother of 4 aged 14, 12,9 and 7. My husband and I are considering taking a sabaticle from the rat race and travel through the country for a year.

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Feb 5, 2011

Nature Study - what exactly does it entail

Hi Wendy I am so still not sure what Charlotte Mason Nature Study is about. I've been hearing about it for so long and it seems like a good idea but

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Jan 2, 2011

Review on the Young Explorer Series: Exploring Creation WITH HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

I bought the recently published book, EXPLORING CREATION WITH HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY : Jeannie Fulbright and Brooke Ryan M.D, keen to use it with

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Dec 6, 2010

International Homeschooling

Can I homeschool my children (Ages 9 & 8)in Saudi Arabia on the South African system? Can my children be intergrated back into school when I come back

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Nov 24, 2010

Transitioning from private school to homeschool

I'm considering homeschooling, my children are in private school now. Any one else made this move and what advice can you provide? My oldest really dislikes

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Nov 18, 2010

Training Young Children

I am a Christian mother of 3 who is yearning to homeschool with my husband. Our oldest is 5, second is 3.5 and our youngest is 2. My issue is that there

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Oct 27, 2010

Afrikaans Homeschool Curriculum

Hi Wendy, I have been doing quite a bit of research over the past 3 months into the different homeschooloing curricula. As a christian family my heart

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Oct 13, 2010

Handbook of Nature Study

We are trying to follow Charlotte Mason's methods in our homeschool and therefore include nature study in our weekly schedule. I recently found an inspirational

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Sep 4, 2010

Reporting instructional plan to school district

Hi, I have recently come across Dr. Raymond Moore and his wife's books about home education and it is something I want to adapt to and follow in our homeschool

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Sep 2, 2010

Living Education for the Youngest

Hi Wendy, I have young children, one & four. I'm enjoying more time with them outside. Do you have any thoughts on must have or must do things I should

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Aug 26, 2010

Thinking about Homeschooling...

Hi, I am thinking about homeschooling my children. They are aged 6yrs 3months and 4yrs 10months. Any advice? We live in Mozambique. Public schools are

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Jul 19, 2010

Starting Homeschooling

HI My name is Paula (Jhb) - SA & we have just taken our 3 kids out of a pvt school to start homeschooling!! I have a son in grade 6, son in grade 4 &

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Jul 16, 2010

From public school to homeschool

I am finding it very difficult to get into a routine with my 11 year old daughter. I actually love the quality teaching time and I think that she somewhat

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Jul 11, 2010

Adventure Books for Boys

These adventure books for boys have been arranged in age order, which means that children from 9 to 13+ can read them. The first ones listed on this page are for younger ones, the later ones for older boys.

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Jul 11, 2010

Christian Fantasy Books

These Christian Fantasy books are for teens and more mature readers who are able to discern truth from fantasy. All have allegorical meanings to Christ but most are about the good, represented in Jesus' followers, triumphing over evil.

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Jul 1, 2010

Homeschool Computer Classes

Looking for an easy way for your highschool student to do homeschool computer classes? Look no further than Sitesell E-Learning.

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Jul 1, 2010

Homeschool Curriculum for Life

Homeschool Curriculum for Life where it's not just about school, its about life. Homeschool curriculum and philosophy reviews, homehelps and extensive book reviews for all.

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