Do your children love history or do you hit walls every time you try to teach it? I hated history…
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Middle School
9 Simple Tips To Help Kids Love Creative Writing
One of my goals in homeschooling creatively has always been to help kids love writing. Whether students believe it or…
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How To Help Gifted Children Who Need Foundational Skills
It’s long been a saying that we have to crawl before we can walk, walk before we can run, and…
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Why Audubon Are the Best Field Guides for Homeschoolers
Homeschoolers who want to enjoy serious nature study often ask me, “Which are the best field guides?” I do have…
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Why Nature Journals Are Important
If you’ve been around here much, you know the importance I place on nature study. The real-life science lessons that offer…
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6 Tips To Develop Better Social Skills in the Homeschool
We’ve talked a lot about brain training for cognitive skills here at Our Journey Westward. Closely related to cognitive skills…
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How To Fit Nature Study Into Your Homeschool Schedule
It’s so easy to start your homeschool journey as an idealist. Beautifully-lit Instagram photos and Pinterest-worthy homeschool rooms are exciting…
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Instilling Integrity in the Christian Homeschool
If you haven’t read part one, Discovering Dishonesty, click over to read it first. This is part two. Enjoy! I…
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Discovering Dishonesty in the Christian Homeschool
“Hey, come help me move this couch. I want to clean under it really well.” As I impatiently waited for one of…
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Nature Study for Creative Kids
Science and creativity seem mutually exclusive, don’t they? It makes sense that the two fields are so opposite of one…
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Why the History Revealed Curriculum Works Well for Us
After a successful year of history with Ancient Civilizations and the Bible from Diana Waring’s History Revealed series last year,…
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Middle School Homeschool Curriculum: Top Picks
Middle school homeschool curriculum is some of my favorite! Read on… The year before I got a full-time job teaching,…
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