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Finishing Strong Homeschool Link-up!

Spring is here!  For many families that means getting outdoors to explore nature, starting new homeschool projects, and  planning for a new school year.  We would love to hear about your adventures!

Please stop back every week to share your creative and inspirational posts about homeschooling older kids.

Do you want to connect with other parents homeschooling older kids? Join our Finishing Strong Community on Google+!

Here are a few of our co-host’s favorite posts from last week:

Amy from Milk and Cookies liked Celebrate Spring with Hodgepodge Art! from Heather Woodie

We are NOT an artsy family. Painting, drawing, sculpting…it is a challenge for us. Heather, Tricia, and Nana make chalking look SO easy. This post has convinced me to give art another try! Pass the chalk pastels, please. 

Amy was also a fan of: The Benefits of Making Mistakes: Lessons from Toll House Cookies from Megan Zechman.

My blog name tells you that I am definitely a fan of cookies, so I immediately clicked over to see how Megan was going to creatively incorporate yummy cookies into her homeschool. Not only did I discover a new book about inventors, I learned the difference between baking with 3 different styles of chocolate.

Kyle from Aspired Living enjoyed Life of Fred Homeschool Math by Heather Woodie

Have you heard of Life of Fred? LOF is an innovate and unusual Math program written by a college professor that teaches math to children while the follow the Life of Fred. She uses as her main math program and I use it to as a supplement to our math program. This post provides a very detailed explanation of LOF a unique and fun math program.

Kyle was also excited to see: Year Around Homeschool  Planning Schedule by Tina

Maybe it’s just my personality but unless I plan it out it just isn’t happening. When I first began homeschooling I took a class from Tina IRL and ever since I’ve used her planner pages in my homemade planners. As we begin to school multiple levels from High School to preschool I’ve found planning is even more important and then ever!

Kyle also wanted to let everyone know how much she really likes the blog AngelicScalliwags!

This is one creative homeschool Mama as you will see. This woman used Playmobil to explain Dante’s Inferno to her students. This is off subject but in her post she has the biggest basket I have ever seen it almost engulfs her teenager.Back on topic….she created a Playmobil Diorama that does a better job explaining the rings of the inferno then my professor did at Berkeley!  At the end she says “I’m not sure how we did it, and I’m certain I never want to do such a complex project again, but we did finish it and in the assigned week.  Phew.  Never again though.” What I want to know is how she thought of this in the first place?! If you are looking for creative homeschooling go no further stop and visit Angelic Scalliwags!

Easy Details to Remember & Even Easier Guidelines.

• The link up party goes live at 5:00 a.m. CST each Wednesday and stays open until the following Tuesday at 11:55 p.m.
• Each week we will pick our favorite links as features and share them.
• You can link up to 3 posts. Please do not link up advertising posts, or other link ups, or parties. I will remove them. Homeschool related reviews are permitted and of course all topics related to homeschooling middle to high school students.
• Grab a button to add to your post after you link up and if you were featured, grab an “I was featured” button.
• By linking up with us, you agree for us to share your images and give you credit of course.
• That’s it! Glad to have you here and let’s party!

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I hope you are enjoying sharing your posts for middle and high school for our finishing strong link up.  I am enjoying reading each one.  What have you been up to this week?

Your favorite post from last week:

The most clicked post was Not Finishing the School Year from Annie Kate at Tea Time with Annie Kate. She shared some encouraging words for moms who ever realized that they weren’t going to finish the school year in the way they had planned.

Our favorites from last week:

Heather from Blog She Wrote chose Homeschool Science Pinterest Boards from Marci at The Homeschool Scientist.

She said, “As a science educator, I have a special place in my heart for all things science. Marci shares some fantastic science instruction along with middle and high school science boards.” Follow along!

Heather also enjoyed Journey North Mystery Class by Sandra at School of Serendipity. She heard about this fun global game of hide-n-seek, but hasn’t tried it. You track seasonal changes in sunlight and explore other clues to find 10 secret sites around the world.

“I especially enjoyed how Serendipity explains how their process along with the detailed pictures of their data collection and extrapolation. Looks like this is a fun game to join,” says Heather.

Don’t forget to check out all of the co-hosts – Aspired Living, Blog She Wrote, Education Possible, Eva Varga, Milk and Cookies, Starts at Eight, and Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus.

Tina from Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus liked Planning the Logic Stage, Part 1 by fellow co-host Kyle at Aspired Living.

It reminded her it is not too early to start planning for next year. Have you started planning for next year’s curriculum yet?

Because history is one of her very favorite subjects, Tina also enjoyed the Medieval Mini Presentation by Claire at Angelicscalliwags.

She felt, not only was it a great opportunity to show the benefits of homeschooling, but it is a great tool for reviewing what they have learned. “I hope Grandma and Grandpa were impressed,” she said.

Easy Details to Remember & Even Easier Guidelines.

• The link up party goes live at 5:00 a.m. CST each Wednesday and stays open until the following Tuesday at 11:55 p.m.
• Each week we will pick our favorite links as features and share them.
• You can link up to 3 posts. Please do not link up advertising posts, or other link ups, or parties. I will remove them. Homeschool related reviews are permitted and of course all topics related to homeschooling middle to high school students.
• Grab a button to add to your post after you link up and if you were featured, grab an “I was featured” button.
• By linking up with us, you agree for us to share your images and give you credit of course.
• That’s it! Glad to have you here and let’s party!

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