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Homeschool Curriculum Heart to Heart Blog

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.

Remember you can also sign up for my FREE monthly Ezine which gives a whole lot of encouragement covering a Charlotte Mason education, organizational tips just for homeschool moms, family and sibling relationship ideas and living book reviews (and a lot more!). So...sign up on the right! Then scroll down to see what's new at Homeschool Curriculum Heart to Heart Blog.

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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Jun 30, 2010, Fun Family Movies

These family movies are some of our favorites. We like to have a pizza and movie night once a week for some frugal family fun.

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Jun 30, 2010, Kids on the Computer

Kids on the computer can either be a good activity or a bad waste of time with many ill side effects. Find out how to deal with kids computer addictions and how to set boundaries for screen time in your home.

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Jun 22, 2010, Homeschool Articles to Encourage

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

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Jun 21, 2010, Preschool Homeschooling Curriculum

Preschool Homeschooling Curriculum Reviews to help you choose one that is right for your early learner.

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Jun 13, 2010, Changing to homeschool

Is it advisable to let my son in gr 10 leave school in the middle of the year and do homeschooling? He is an average achiever, but battles with the unfair

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Jun 13, 2010, SWR (Spell to Write and Read)

We have used SWR with our ds8 for 3 years now. SWR uses all the senses to teach spelling which leads to writing and reading. It is based on strong phonics,

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Jun 12, 2010, Saxon math 5/4

I love the material covered, very thorough, and the lesson plans are easy and clear. However, and it's a big however, more time each day is spent practicing

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Jun 12, 2010, Which way to turn?

We have been a homeschool family for almost 2 years, after taking our girls out of regular school. Our four girls are 11,10,10 & 6. I consider this journey

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Jun 11, 2010, Jeannie Fulbright's Astronomy

We have thoroughly enjoyed reading Jeannie Fulbright's Astronomy book. I have a science background and find she has a very conversational and interesting

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Jun 11, 2010, What every child should know

Hi Wendy, I have found an incredible book that could supplement any homeschool curriculum. What Every Child Should Know Along the Way (Teaching practical

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Jun 11, 2010, Registration with the Dept of Education

Hi there Is it necessary to register our home taught children with the education department? I have not and get a lot of negativity from our family.

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Jun 11, 2010, Homeschool Assessments and Tests

Hi there As home schooling moms should we be setting tests and exams for our children? Tests are one good way to measure the childs understanding of

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Jun 10, 2010, Artistic Pursuits Grades K - 3

I am thrilled to find Artistic Pursuits Program which is divided into 3 books all for Grades K - 3. Being an artist myself I was looking for more for my

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Jun 10, 2010, How concerned are you with choosing a curriculum at grade level?

There is a certain science curriculum that I love the looks of. It says it is written for 3rd through 5th grade. I have an upcoming 6th grader and 7th

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Jun 9, 2010, Math-u-See

We *finally* found a math program that works for our children!! This comes after trying many others. I am using it with a 2nd, 4th and K'er. It has

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Jun 9, 2010, Growing with Grammar

I have been homeschooling my five children (ages 8-14) for 9 years now, and have found Growing with Grammar to be the best grammar program we have ever

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Jun 9, 2010, Easy Grammar is fun and EASY!

As a homeschooling mom I was very nervous to teach Language Arts to my children since I did not do well with it in high school. I searched for a grammar

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Jun 9, 2010, Living books for Living Children

How do you get a child to read Charlotte Mason type books if he only likes to read books that are full of facts only? He only wants to read true stories,

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Jun 9, 2010, Homeschool discussion topics

I lead a homeschool support group of about 45 families. Probably the biggest challenge is coming up with discussion topics for our monthly meetings that

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Jun 8, 2010, Afrikaans Homeschool Curriculum

We are an Afrikaans family doing the Konos program through Oikos in Kwazulu Natal. We have been unable to find a suitable Afrikaans language program (for

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Jun 8, 2010, Lapbooking... rejuvenation for mom, fun for kids

I have been homeschooling for 19 years and have finally found a great way to showcase our children's work: lapbooks. There will always be workbooks and

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Jun 8, 2010, Unschooling?

Hi! I am a CSAHM of 4 (8,6,5,2). We use no curriculum. I simple print the state standards and work backwards. I have no structure we just wing it everyday.

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Jun 8, 2010, Curriculum for advanced Kindergartener?

I have a soon to be 5 yr old boy who will be technically in Kindergarten next year. All the curriculums I have looked at so far, especially for language

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Jun 8, 2010, Young Explorers Series by Jeannie Fulbright from Apologia

Starting with Exploring Creation with Zoology 1 - this is an excellent source of very high quality creation based scientific validated information. The

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Jun 8, 2010, Language of instruction

I am homeschooling my 3 children: girl 9jr, girl 6jr and boy 2jr. Our home language is Afrikaans. There is a great possibility that we could be moving

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Jun 8, 2010, Working solo

My child indicated to me that she was ready to work on her own, eg follow lesson plans and then complete the answer sheets. This is for non-discipline

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Jun 6, 2010, Homeschool Curriculum Reviews

Homeschool Curriculum Reviews contributed by visitors to this website.

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Jun 6, 2010, Homeschool Questions and Answers

Homeschool Questions and Answers - helping to answer your homeschooling questions.

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May 21, 2010, When Children Wont Do Their Chores

When children wont do their chores the home can become a very unhappy place. A vicious cycle can begin which ends in a yelling mom and very unhappy children. It doesn't have to be like this.

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May 20, 2010, Homeschooling Toddlers

Homeschooling toddlers means that you choose to rather give them long quiet days where they can grow naturally by your side.

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May 13, 2010, Homeschool Teen Career Guidance

Homeschool teen career guidance with a real life spin to help your teen find their way into their chosen career.

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May 2, 2010, Overwhelmed Homeschool Moms

Critics of homeschooling will often see overwhelmed homeschool moms and be the first to advise: “Put your children back into school and peace will return.” I believe however that putting your children back into school will have the opposite effect on you. This article is first going to address this misconception, then I will list some practical ways to bring back peace into your home.

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Feb 26, 2010, Loving Your Children

Loving your children is often misinterpreted in this day and age. Come and find out what it is and what it is not!

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Jan 5, 2010, Homeschool Quotes

A collection of homeschool quotes for encouragement and good things to think about and implement.

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Jan 5, 2010, Homeschool Family Tips

A collection of homeschool family tips for encouragement and help in your home.

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Jan 1, 2010, Homeschool Philosophy Reviews

Homeschool philosophy reviews to help you determine what is best for your family.

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Dec 13, 2009, Homeschool Music Programs

Reviews of the most user friendly homeschool music programs.

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Nov 28, 2009, Charlotte Mason homeschool

Over the years in our Charlotte Mason homeschool I have collected lots of tips on how to implement her ways and philosophy. Here are a collection of them for you.

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Nov 28, 2009, Charlotte Mason Homeschool Tips

Over the years in our Charlotte Mason homeschool I have collected lots of tips on how to implement her ways and philosophy. Here are a collection of them for you.

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Nov 28, 2009, Charlotte Mason homeschool

Over the years in our Charlotte Mason homeschool I have collected lots of tips on how to implement her ways and philosophy. Here are a collection of them for you.

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Aug 12, 2009, Back to Homeschool

Back to HOMEschool, thoughts of a mom getting ready for a new homeschool year.

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Aug 1, 2009, Frugal Homeschooling

Frugal homeschooling is becoming more and more of a hot topic in the current economic climate. Many people are looking for frugal thrifty ways to live and homeschooling on a budget is becoming a bigger necessity as homeschoolers generally live on one income and have to account very carefully where their money is spent.

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