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Tuesday Teaching Tip #1: Use your local library

(I started sending Tuesday Teaching Tip notes to the followers of my TeachersPayTeachers.com store, North Star Homeschool Resources., and decided to post the tips here as well. Enjoy!) Tuesday Teaching Tip #1 is one of the best for homeschoolers: use your local library. Public libraries are gold mines of free resources for teachers and homeschoolers!… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #1: Use your local library

Classroom

What to do with the homeschool stuff that is no longer needed

There is a pile of stuff sitting in the corner of my classroom. An overflowing tub of books, educational games, puzzles, an inflatable globe, posters, a whiteboard that was replaced by a bigger one, and a classroom rug that we are no longer using. These things have all served us well in the past, but… Continue reading What to do with the homeschool stuff that is no longer needed

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Cleaning out the classroom

Summer is in full swing. We went to Texas 4-H Round-up in College Station. The girls are doing Shakespeare Under the Star performances this weekend. I'm sitting in a library in Luling while my younger two are at a multi-county 4-H officer training this morning. Tomorrow, my oldest two and I will attend training to… Continue reading Cleaning out the classroom

High School

Graduating my first homeschool student

May 16th, the last day of school for my high school senior, will be here soon. She has been homeschooled since 2nd grade, which means other than a few classes at co-op and dual credit at ACC, I have been her teacher for the past 11 years. Probably feeling like every other homeschool parent before… Continue reading Graduating my first homeschool student

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Freebie Friday: Color Word Match-ups in English, Spanish, and French

Each of my girls had a different preschool experience. My oldest spent five days a week for three years in PPCD, the public school preschool program for children, in a special classroom for kids on the autism spectrum. My middle daughter attended Kids Day Out two days a week at the local church when she… Continue reading Freebie Friday: Color Word Match-ups in English, Spanish, and French

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The new house cleaning plan

I have officially given up on all of us pitching in together on Friday mornings to clean the house. This worked last year and over the summer, but just has not been jiving with our schedule this fall. Having a dirty house does not bring me peace. The kids are busy all day with lessons,… Continue reading The new house cleaning plan

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Homeschool shopping Pinterest board

I started a Pinterest board with all of my favorite homeschool classroom items! Now, I did not go out and buy all of these at once. We have been homeschooling for ten years, so these treasures have been accumulated over that time. I will say that I am a snob when it comes to school… Continue reading Homeschool shopping Pinterest board