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Read Together Even When They Can Read Themselves

by Kandis | Dec 21, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary

It is a glorious and proud parent moment when you realize that you child now reads well enough to go and read a book to himself without your help. You now have the freedom to give your child a book and walk away knowing that he can read it and you all can come back to...

Picture Book Favorites – Christmas Edition

by Kandis | Dec 14, 2022 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary

Books play a central part of our every day. There is not a morning time together that we do not read a picture book and share our thinking before, during and after we read. If there is one thing that I know, it is that these times are essential to our learning and to...

Making Math Facts Fun and Fast

by Kandis | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Know, Playful Homescholing, Younger Elementary

Being fast and efficient with basic math facts makes a world of a difference in all areas of math. When facts are not a chore to figure out, new concepts themselves can be the focus of instruction and work. Unfortunately, learning math facts is often a frustrating and...

When Opportunity Interrupts the Rhythm

by Kandis | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Get Organized, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary

One of the top reasons for homeschooling that I hear time and time again from families is the opportunity for flexibility. Oddly enough, most of the families that state this as one of the top benefits have such stringent rhythms and routines that when opportunities...

When Sitting is Necessary

by Kandis | Nov 2, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Younger Elementary

If you’ve followed Smart Simple Homeschool on social media, you’ve likely seen photos of my kids laying on the floor working on something, standing at the kitchen counter with math books, in a chair at the kitchen table with a book, sprawled across the...

When the Days Seem to Drag On . . .

by Kandis | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary

Let’s face it some days drag on and on and on and on and on. This can be especially true while we are homeschooling since there isn’t much to break up our days. While sometimes our days fly by because we’re all in and working well, other days feel as...
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