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I never intended to teach my children at home, but then my son went to kindergarten. Here's a peek into our year from hell that ultimately changed the direction of how our family educates our children. #journeytohomeschool

Leaving Public School

I never intended to school my children at home.  Then my son started kindergarten.  It was the year from hell.  My daughter had am preschool, my son had pm kindergarten.  They both required me to drive them.  From pick up time at the preschool to drop off time at the elementary school was 35 minutes.  I …

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Creating memories is more important than collecting things. Here are a few ways to save & how to travel in style while making your own memories. #DriveMitsubishi

Creating Memories

Thank you to Mitsubishi for helping us travel in comfort & style while creating lasting family memories.  #DriveMitsubishi  Toys and homeschooling materials have taken over the living room!  We still have baby toys on hand even though my youngest is four!  My older children still play with toys, but are more interested in video games, …

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Create a paper craft thanksgiving turkey using cricut flower shoppe.

Getting Crafty: Thanksgiving Turkey

I love being crafty and coming up with fun projects for our Girl Scout Troop to work on each week.  Last weekend, I went to the craft stores to pick up a Thanksgiving or fall themed project. Guess what I found? NADA! Nothing! Zip! Zilch! I could purchase anything and everything Christmas themed under the …

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Join us as we take our homeschool on the road to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium for a beautiful family day at the zoo.

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium #ZooForAll

Thank you to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium for hosting my family for an incredible day trip!   You can learn a lot from books and educational programming, but sometimes you need to just get out there and experience things first hand.  This is why schools host field trips.  It’s also why homeschooler tends to …

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One of the things I loved from the preschool my older children went to was the weekly and monthly themes that pulled all of their lessons, stories, and activities together.  This is something I wanted to replicate in our homeschool for my youngest, but to also incorporate the themes with my older children whenever possible.

A Year of Preschool Themes

In another week, we will begin our fourth year of homeschooling.  During that time, my older two children have been homeschooled through Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), and we have been so very grateful for that resource.  However, I now have a four-year-old, and he has been asking to be homeschooled for over a year!  Since …

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