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We celebrated our first day of school for the 2017-2018 school year last week! It is very hard for me to believe that we are entering our 8th year of homeschooling. For the past few years, I’ve felt a bit burnt out with starting a new homeschool year, but I’m relieved that this isn’t the …
If you’re a regular reader here at Mama’s Learning Corner (thank you if you are!), you know that we added a sweet new one to our family in February. My little man is nothing but sheer delight and we are so blessed to have him! The last time I homeschooled with a newborn, we were …
Several years ago, I brainstormed an easy way to keep track of our homeschool attendance. I figured out quickly that the fewer number of pages I have to keep up with, the better! In North Carolina, we have very few homeschool requirements, with attendance being one of those. Because I thrive on simple, I needed …
During the week between Christmas and New Year’s, I take the time to review our previous homeschool semester. I think reflection is valuable use of my time, so I can determine what to repeat and what to eliminate. I always take some time to reflect before I prepare our homeschool for the next semester. Throughout …
I originally published this post in June of 2012, which was almost 3 years into our homeschool life. Even though our opinions and preferences change over time, this train of thought has been a mainstay for me as a homeschooling mom. In fact, I’m now convinced more than ever that homeschooling without a boxed curriculum …
Disclosure: Tapestry of Grace sponsored this post. The content is based on my own experiences with Tapestry, and the opinions are 100% my own. For more information, please see my disclosure policy. My children and I are now in our 5th year of using Tapestry of Grace, so we are finishing up Year 1 …
*** The 2017-2018 version will be posted by 5/22/2017! A couple of years ago, I finally figured out a way to easily keep track of our homeschool attendance. I’m fortunate to live in a state where there are only a few homeschool requirements, however keeping track of attendance is one of those. For years, I …
Hi Friends! I’m finally back with Part 2 of my Read Aloud video series. → Make sure you don’t miss Part 1: Tips and Ideas for Children’s Read Alouds! As I mention in this week’s video, I might even do a part 3 since so many of you have emailed with comments and questions. Reading …
This week is Birthday Week at our house, and we are smack dab in the middle of Birthday Season. 5 of the 6 of us have birthdays in an 8-week span during the spring season. This week, my #3 is turning 7 and my #1 is turning 11. I won’t go on and on about …
Hi Friends! I love my little You Tube channel, and I’m so thrilled to be back with y’all again this week! One of my absolute favorite things to talk about is books, and more specifically, reading aloud to my children. Reading aloud is the best part of our day, without a doubt! Tips and Ideas …
If you homeschool more than 1 child, you know how difficult it can be to keep younger children occupied while teaching your older kiddos! It is certainly a challenge for most homeschool moms I know. Over the years, I’ve found several fun learning activities that my little girls (ages 6 1/2 and 5) just adore. …
Hey there! I’m Lauren, Wife and Mama to 5 kiddos ages 15 down to 3, which we homeschool with a whole-heart, classical approach. I’m so glad you found your way here to Mama’s, where you’ll find lots of learning ideas for homeschool moms and teachers!
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