Ah, fall. Beautiful weather, fun festivals, football…and the beginning of “sick season.” It’s the perfect time of year to teach…
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High School
How To Easily Plan Monthly Homeschool Field Trips
For years, we’ve taken at least one homeschool field trip each month of the school year. They have created some…
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How To Make Real-World Gifted Homeschooling a Reality
Book smarts are important, but they aren’t the only things that matter for gifted learners. It’s incredibly important to make…
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Boyschooling Homeschool Curriculum for 5th and 12th Grades (2017-18)
I have another senior. How is that possible? It’s really, indescribably true when you hear that time flies and your…
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Living Literature Booklists
If you asked me to name a few things that have made THE most impact in our homeschool over the…
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How to Teach Out-of-the-Box Homeschool High School Chemistry
We veered off the “typical homeschool path” this year to teach out-of-the-box homeschool high school chemistry instead. This isn’t the first…
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Using Picture Books to Teach Expository Writing
Why would anyone use picture books to teach expository writing? Because picture books are written by master authors who can…
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Your Favorite Posts from 2016
As I sat down to plan what to write about this coming year here at Our Journey Westward, I took…
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12 “All Boy” Gifts Your Son Will Love
Do you have a rough and tumble son? Me, too. Two of them, in fact. It’s always been hard on…
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Using Picture Books to Teach Text Structure
It’s time for another post in my series about using picture books to teach writing to middle and high school…
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A Cemetery Scavenger Hunt Makes a Great History Lesson
Eeeewww! A cemetery scavenger hunt? Are you serious? Yes! Believe it or not, this is a REALLY cool activity because cemeteries…
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2016-17 Homeschool Curriculum and Schedule for 4th and 11th Grades
Well, these children of mine keep getting older and I find myself with a sophomore in college, a high school…
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