Can You Homeschool on a Shoestring?
Potential homeschool parents are always asking if homeschooling is expensive and how to make it more affordable. Yes you can homeschool on a shoestring.
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Learn about Delight Directed Learning and Geek Schooling
In case you didn’t know, in addition to this website, I also run another website, Geek Schooling. I started it after having posted a lot about geek schooling here on Homeschooling in Nova Scotia and wanting to branch out and reach a wider audience beyond our province. This week, I appeared on Shout Your Cause
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Canadian Homeschool Conference April 14 to 18 2020
Check out the first ever Canadian Homeschool Symposium this week! It starts Tuesday. And it’s designed to encourage, equip, and inform (and cheer up) homeschool parents in Canada and beyond.
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I Hope You Dance in Your Homeschool
I have dance on my mind. For dancers, this is usually competition season. My daughter is usually preparing for exams, recitals, and perhaps a competition or two at this time of year. I got in on a competition myself back in 2016 and competed in a big studio number on stage with my daughter. Here
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Fun Schooling with the Abacus
Did you know that not only can an abacus help a child with math, but your child can also have fun schooling with the abacus? What is an abacus? Do you imagine one of these?
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Spelling Fun in Your Homeschool
Spelling doesn’t have to be boring or tedious. Spelling can be fun! Toss those work sheets and spelling tests aside and give some of these resources a try for spelling fun in your homeschool. Spelling is important. Because spell check doesn’t catch everything!
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Fun Schooling History
During week 3 of our new normal amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m bringing you 5 days of fun schooling ideas for your home. Most of the ideas can be enjoyed now, but a few you can look forward to once things return to normal. History is often the dry, dreaded class in a public school
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Finding the Fun in Your Homeschool Day
As we head into week 3 of our new normal amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m bringing you 5 days of fun schooling ideas for your home. Enjoy! Homeschool fun, for me, isn’t only the subjects or activities you and your children find fun (such as fibre arts for art class), it’s also finding the fun
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A Positive Homeschool News Story
It’s a positive homeschool news story, and it’s about my family homeschooling our daughter through high school especially! Yay! A big thank you to CTV News Atlantic, especially Maria Panopalis and Cory McGraw for doing a beautiful job on our homeschool story. A Big Day I got the call on Wednesday requesting an interview. Then
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2020 Canadian Homeschool Conference Feb 5-11
The 2020 Canadian Homeschool Conference starts this Wednesday! It is a 7-day online event featuring knowledgeable speakers, a vendor hall, opportunities to interact with other attendees, fun, and giveaways! The best part is that you don’t need to leave the comfort of your own home (or pay for gas or travel ). It is free
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