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8 Valentine’s Podcasts for Kids(with giveaway!)

February 13, 2023 by Melissa Brander

One of the resources we enjoy using most in our homeschool is podcasts. Apart from just listening to podcasts we love in order, we also like to use podcasts for learning about specific subjects or seasonally. With the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, I wanted to put together a list for you of podcast episodes you …

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Homeschool Black Friday Deals 2022

November 25, 2022 by Melissa Brander

Get the best Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday Deals for your homeschool here!

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6 Things to Do With Used Homeschool Curriculum

October 19, 2022 by Melissa Brander

What do you do with phonics readers your kids have outgrown? Or that curriculum you thought would be amazing but was a total flop? There are 6 options for your used homeschool curriculum.

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Beyond Language Arts with Creative ELA

October 3, 2022 by Melissa Brander

Creative ELA is an awesome language arts program that will have your kids thinking creatively and engaging with diverse texts.

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Adding Social Emotional Learning to your Homeschool with LuvBug Learning

September 29, 2022 by Melissa Brander

As my kids have gotten older and I've had more time parenting and also more time to learn, I've realized that I really need to be intentional about social-emotional learning in my family. Luvbug Learning is helping me to be intentional and I'm really excited to tell you about how it's helping today!

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Using a Loop Schedule in Your Homeschool

September 8, 2022 by Melissa Brander

One of the most common questions in homeschooling is, “What does your schedule look like?” And what I respond is, “We use a loop schedule.” This is usually followed by the question “What’s a loop schedule?” So today I thought I would explain what a loop schedule is, the benefits of loop schedules, what it …

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A+ Interactive Math Review: Online Math for Homeschoolers that Does It All

September 1, 2022 by Melissa Brander

I was compensated for my time and work on this project. However, all opinions are always my own and are 100 percent honest and truthful. This post also contains affiliate links, which will generate a small amount of income for me at not extra cost to you. Thanks for you support in reading this post! …

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Homeschooling is for Anyone

August 3, 2022 by Melissa Brander

There’s room enough in homeschooling for all of us. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but your decision to homeschool should come from a place of desire and joy, not a place of fear. Homeschooling isn’t for everyone . . . I want to start off by saying that I know many people …

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What is the SMART Learning Collection?

July 28, 2022 by Melissa Brander

Today, I’m so excited to be introducing the SMART Learning Collection to you. I’ve been thinking about this for several months and in this post, I’m going to explain more of my reasoning behind the shift and what it means for you! Rather watch a video instead? Simple to Implement When you buy an awesome …

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BrainPOP: An Online Homeschool Curriculum Review

July 18, 2022 by Melissa Brander

I was compensated for my time and work on this project. However, all opinions are always my own and are 100 percent honest and truthful. This post also contains affiliate links, which will generate a small amount of income for me at not extra cost to you. Thanks for you support in reading this post! …

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How to Use Zines In Your Homeschool

March 16, 2022 by Melissa Brander

Have you ever considered using zines in your homeschool? Zines can be a great teaching tool. In this post, I’ll go over why you should use zines in your homeschool and give you some subject by subject zine ideas. This post contains affiliate links. When you purchase using an affiliate link, I earn part of …

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Weather Weather All Around Movement Poem

March 4, 2022 by Melissa Brander

I am so excited today to be releasing a weather movement poem! This poem focuses on actions that your young child can do along with the video. I think that poetry and rhythm and rhyme and movement all help young children to learn and to be engaged and that’s why I made this video, with …

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