When we lived in snowy Minnesota, our local public school planned two days of vacation into their calendar for February. I think it's a good idea, since school starts feeling a little "old" this time …
How to Survive Clutter in a One-Room Homeschool
In an ideal world, we would all have rooms in our homes that we could devote solely to homeschooling. We'd have plenty of space, plenty of bookshelves, and plenty of roomy cabinets. We'd have space on …
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Dressed and in My Right Mind (2020 Homeschool Family Conference)
Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs Dressed and in My Right Mind: Building Structure and Routine into Your Days SESSION: 1 SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this …
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Homemade Bread, Housework, and Homeschooling?!
Food preparation and housework are major reasons why many of us homeschoolers feel that we just can't get everything in a day done -- and school, too! So what's to be done about it? I've been …
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Subjects That Get Skipped
I have noticed that I tend to skip some subjects or assignments that I don't like. Subjects that sometimes get skipped in my home: Phonics -- not bothering to review sounds and letters learned …
Setting Up Your School Room (2017 Homeschool Family Conference)
Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs SPEAKERS: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this session, we'll talk about how to set up a school room and get organized, so that more …
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Advice for First-Time Homeschoolers (2017 Homeschool Family Conference)
Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this live webinar, Anne Elliott will give advice to first-time homeschoolers, including answering …
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Practical School Scheduling (2017 Homeschool Family Conference)
Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: We'll take a look at the providence of God and His plan for your time, with practical ideas for …
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Tips on Keeping a House Clean with Minimum Effort
Planning: It helps to make a list of everything you wish could be done to keep your house clean. Take several days to really think it through, writing down every job from the simple things like …
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When a Homeschooling Mom Needs a Substitute Teacher
In another place, I've written about how to prepare for those days when you are exhausted. You're the mom, the wife, and the teacher -- but some days, you're just too tired to do it all. However, …
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School Rooms
This post was originally written in 2012, but I thought you might enjoy a peek into our lives -- and get ideas for your own home! ~Anne I think I might possibly have the ugliest school room ever, …
Organizing Toys
This post was originally written in April 2011, when Anne's children were aged 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 3, and 1. I got a catalog in the mail this week from the Container Store. I love anything that …
How to Do High School Independently
"Anne, is it possible for my high-school daughter to do school independently with HomeschoolingTorah? I need to work full-time." At Our House Okay, here is how our situation is similar. Because I …
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Practical Planning for a New School Year
How many more weeks until school starts at your house? We're planning to start back up again by late August -- and it just recently dawned on me how soon that will be! So I thought I'd make a list …
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A List of School Supplies You Might Want
Every August, the big discount stores have lists of school supplies at the front of the store. Teachers from local public schools submit what they would like students in their classrooms to …
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