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2019 Physical Year Calendar – 2 Pages Per Month (Beach Color Scheme)

July 7, 2018 | 1 Comment
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I’m loving this color for the 2019 Physical Year Calendar –2 Pages Per Month at a Glance. It is the Beach color.

Let me remind you of where all the color choices are for options so you can be sure to look them over each year. They are kept here at Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers.

Curriculum Pages for Planner

The second thing I want to remind you of is that I have FREE calendars that are made for a quick glance that I share on the same step, Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers and planning calendars are also different because they are for planning and tracking school weeks.

2019 Physical Year Calendar – 2 Pages Per Month (Beach Color Scheme). You'll love using these two pages per month calendars for your homeschool planner, student planner, or home management planner. They come in beautiful color! Click here to grab yours!

The homeschool planning calendars are kept at Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! .

The two page spread I share today is for keeping appointments for any of your family’s needs whether it’s personal or homeschool.

Also, this two page spread can be used in a home management binder, blogging planner, financial planner or fitness planner.

My copyright allows you to print it as many times as you need it for your needs.

Hope you love the new color choice and you can get it now!

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Important: READ THIS FIRST.
Before you email me asking where your download link is or tell me that it is not working, read this to ensure that you get your pretties timely and that you don’t pay for something and not get it.

• All my products are digital. You will not receive a physical product for anything in my store. A digital physical year calendar does not mean a physical product or calendar.
• Downloads are INSTANT. When you pay, you will receive an email with a download link INSTANTLY. Depending on your internet connection, the email could be just 30 seconds or so, or a bit longer. The point is it will be soon, not a week later,etc.
• The email with the download link will go to the email you used for paypal. If you used your husband’s paypal, your downloads will go to that email. Please check that email and your spam before emailing me telling me you can’t find it.
• Please put my email tina @ tinasdynamichomeschoolplus dot com (of course substitute the right symbol for dot) in your address/contact list so that your product does not go to spam.

MY GUARANTEE: To treat you like I want to be treated which means I know at times technical problems may cause glitches, so I will do everything possible to make your experience here pleasant. I value your business and value you as a follower. I stand behind my products because they are actual products I use and benefit from too. Though I cannot refund purchases after you have been given access to them, I will do what I can to be sure you are a pleased customer.

You can grab this newest beautiful color option for only $3.50!

2019 Physical Year Calendar – 2 Pages Per Month (Beach Color Scheme). You'll love using these two pages per month calendars for your homeschool planner, student planner, or home management planner. They come in beautiful color! Click here to grab yours!

7 Step Free Homeschool Planner – NOT Another Like It!

7 Easy Steps – “Tons of Options & Pretty Color” Begin building your free planner

Step 1. Choose a Pretty Front/Back Cover

Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers

Step 3. Choose Goals/Objectives

Step 4. Choose Lesson Planning Pages Right For You!

Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! Not a kazillion other people

Step 5b. Choose MORE Unique Forms JUST for You!

Step 5c. Choose MORE MORE Unique Forms Just for You!

Step 6. Personalize It

Step 7. Bind it! Love it!

Hugs and love ya,

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2017-2018 Academic Calendar – 2 Pages Per Month (Amethyst)

May 3, 2017 | Leave a Comment
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Grab this beautiful and in color 2 page per month academic calendar. You get ALL 12 months. It’s academic because it begins in July when you begin homeschool planning. And it has 12 months if you’re like me and plan year around. You’ll love this Amethyst color option. Use it to begin building your 7 Step Free Homeschool Planner. Click here to grab it!

Today, I am sharing the second color choice for the 2017 – 2018 Academic Year Calendar –2 Pages Per Month at a Glance. It is the Amethyst color option.

Let me remind you of where all the color choices are for this option so you can be sure to look them over each year. They are kept here at Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers.

Curriculum Pages for Planner

The second thing I want to remind you of is that I have FREE calendars that are made for a quick glance that I share on the same step, Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers and planning calendars are also different because they are for planning and tracking school weeks. The homeschool planning calendars are kept at Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! and I will be sharing them soon too.

The two page spread I share today is for keeping appointments for any of your family’s needs whether it’s personal or homeschool.

Grab this beautiful and in color 2 page per month academic calendar. You get ALL 12 months. It’s academic because it begins in July when you begin homeschool planning. And it has 12 months if you’re like me and plan year around. You’ll love this Amethyst color option. Use it to begin building your 7 Step Free Homeschool Planner. Click here to grab it!

Grab this beautiful and in color 2 page per month academic calendar. You get ALL 12 months. It’s academic because it begins in July when you begin homeschool planning. And it has 12 months if you’re like me and plan year around. You’ll love this Amethyst color option. Use it to begin building your 7 Step Free Homeschool Planner. Click here to grab it!

Also, this two page spread can be used in a home management binder, blogging planner, financial planner or fitness planner.

My copyright allows you to print it off as many times as you need it for your needs.

Hope you love the new color choice amethyst and you can get it now for just $1.50!

TOS

Important: READ THIS FIRST.
Before you email me asking where your download link is or tell me that it is not working, read this to ensure that you get your pretties timely and that you don’t pay for something and not get it.

• All my products are digital. You will not receive a physical product for anything in my store. A digital physical year calendar does not mean a physical product or calendar.
• Downloads are INSTANT. When you pay, you will receive an email with a download link INSTANTLY. Depending on your internet connection, the email could be just 30 seconds or so, or a bit longer. The point is it will be soon, not a week later,etc.
• The email with the download link will go to the email you used for paypal. If you used your husband’s paypal, your downloads will go to that email. Please check that email and your spam before emailing me telling me you can’t find it.
• Please put my email tina @ tinasdynamichomeschoolplus dot com (of course substitute the right symbol for dot) in your address/contact list so that your product does not go to spam.

MY GUARANTEE: To treat you like I want to be treated which means I know at times technical problems may cause glitches, so I will do everything possible to make your experience here pleasant. I value your business and value you as a follower. I stand behind my products because they are actual products I use and benefit from too. Though I cannot refund purchases after you have been given access to them, I will do what I can to be sure you are a pleased customer.

You can grab this newest beautiful color option for only $1.25!

And the next year’s calendar is ready too. You’ll love getting two full years use out of the 2018 to 2019 2 page calendar.

7 Easy Steps – “Tons of Options & Pretty Color” Begin building your free planner

Step 1. Choose a Pretty Front/Back Cover

Step. 2. Choose Calendars/Appointment Keepers

Step 3. Choose Goals/Objectives

Step 4. Choose Lesson Planning Pages Right For You!

Step 5a. Choose Unique forms JUST for You! Not a kazillion other people

Step 5b. Choose MORE Unique Forms JUST for You!

Step 5c. Choose MORE MORE Unique Forms Just for You!

Step 6. Personalize It

Step 7. Bind it! Love it!

Hugs and love ya,

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Homeschool Organization – Why You’re Still Drowning in Clutter

October 31, 2016 | Leave a Comment
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Homeschool Organization - Why You're Still Drowning in Clutter @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

Getting rid of the kids is one option for homeschool decluttering. (okay, okay). Today, I’m sharing homeschool organization – why you’re still drowning in clutter because understanding why we save things helps us to part with them.

The Big Four Barriers to Homeschool Decluttering

Telling you that I have a regular routine to declutter and why you should too won’t have one ounce of meaning or motivation to you unless you understand why we all keep clutter.

On top of that, homeschooling just adds another layer of stuff to what we already have in our home.

Before we can address workable solutions, we need to conquer our fears, which are the barriers to homeschool decluttering.

Look at these four reasons why you can’t let go of clutter.

ONE// The one day thinking.

It for sure is the most crippling mindset, which is one day I will need it.

TWO// It may be worth something one day.

This is especially hard for us as homeschoolers because a lot of us by nature are frugal or thrifty, but can that be misguided thriftiness?

THREE// My ________ (insert family relative here) saved it for me all these years or gave it to me.

My mom and I are real close, but unlike me she saves everything. She had things from my high school and elementary years which were sentimental to us both.

However, she didn’t just have a few things, but tubs and tubs of them. I have no room to store them, but I am thankful for technology today because I am able to capture numerous photos of them.

FOUR//  It’s worth too much to just throw away.

The somebody, somewhere in the world will be able to use it that can’t afford nice things is another mindset setback for decluttering.

You and I both know as teachers that before we can correct negative behavior with children or find a solution to their problem we have to understand and identify the behavior first. Decluttering our homeschool is similar.

Confession time. Which one are you or do you want to silently stalk here? That is okay too because I will be addressing each of these barriers in upcoming articles with solutions and tips.

You won’t have to wait too long for some help, look at these articles right now.
5 Homeschool Things to Toss By the End of Summer, Top 10 Tips for Maximizing Space in (Really) Tiny Homeschool Spaces and How a 31 Day Menu Plan Makes You a Healthier, Better & Smarter Homeschool Mom + Free Editable Planner.

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The Ultimate Guide for New Homeschoolers – An Easy Beginning!

April 7, 2014 | 20 Comments
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In preparing the ultimate guide for new homeschoolers a lot of things affected what I selected to include and not include.

My over 20+ years of homeschooling experience influenced this list, but my unique experiences in mentoring new homeschoolers in person for 10 years had an equal weight. You’re getting a two-pher.

Based on years of experience I have unique one of a kind resources for new homeschoolers.

I not only have a self-paced, instant access, online boot camp, but an awesome book. They stand alone in the homeschool world because like I mentioned earlier, they’re not just based on personal experience.

My experience alone may or may not be of value to you, but one-to-one coaching for newbees gives me a one-of-a-kind perspective.

Homeschooling 31 Day Boot Camp is a companion to the online, instant access, self-paced Boot Camp Course. You don’t need my book to do the boot camp. You’ll get tons of value from either product.

New Homeschoolers Who Want to Avoid Rookie Mistakes

I know you’re interested in purchasing curriculum right now. 

There is a time to purchase curriculum, but go through these resources first so that you make a well-informed choice. I’d like to save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars.

STEP 1. Homeschooling Begins with Education for the New Educator


It is important to get the help and education you need like just like any new teacher would. Avoid the rookie mistake of jumping in and purchasing curriculum.

What IS and What IS NOT Homeschooling

Deschooling is the MOST important beginning step. Look at Deschooling: Step One for the New Homeschooler (the Definitions, the Dangers, and the Delight)

Video: How to Deschool – Are You Doomed If You’ve Never Deschooled?

Homeschooling works well for ANY child because EVERY child deserves an individualized education, but that doesn’t mean everyone can do it. 

In addition, homeschooling looks different for each family.

Some families have both parents that work, have one full time working breadwinner, or one family could be a single mom. Homeschooling is flexible for ALL those families.

Arming yourself with pros and cons, you can decide how you will handle the naysayers.

Homeschool Stats & Facts NOW Equals Deep Roots

We’re going to talk heart to heart, but we need to go beyond the warm and fuzzy part of homeschooling.

Look at the success of the homeschool approach by reading the stats at NHERI (NATIONAL HOME EDUCATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE ).

What IS Homeschooling

  • biggest difference – parent controlled
  • you can choose all online curriculum, part physical books or mix and match
  • testing becomes the right of the parent who knows the child best and understands that a test is nothing more than a tool
  • conferences are not needed because as the tutor of your children you know what they’re learning. Even if you just begin to homeschool, it doesn’t take long for you to know exactly which subjects your child excels in and which subjects he will need support for.
  • your schedule is adopted based on your family’s needs and not based on an outdated school schedule, which was set up based on a society that was much more agricultural than our society is today. 
  • Being in control doesn’t mean you can’t use something laid out by another company, but then that is your choice.
  • accreditation is no longer a term which homeschoolers fear because they know it doesn’t have anything to do with the value of an education. Be sure to read my article, Accreditation – Removing the Shroud of Mystery.

What is NOT Homeschooling

Homeschooling is NOT school at home. If the public school system is not working now, why repeat it?

  • You don’t have to have a chalkboard, dry erase board or even a school room.
  • Some families prefer a schoolroom, others don’t and still others just don’t have the space for one.
  • A school room or lack of it does not make a true homeschooler.
  • Don’t confuse not doing public school at home with not being able to use an online school if you need one.

Look at my post The Great Homeschool Hoax – Public School At Home?

Choosing curriculum is NOT the first step.
(Veteran Tip: Look at Why Buying Curriculum Won’t Make You a Homeschooler – But What Will)

Step 2. Know Local Homeschool Law AND How-to Meet It


Determining what type of curriculum you will be using is affected by the laws of your land. Most homeschool state laws are relaxed meaning you have a good amount of control over the type of curriculum.

Why is that important?

If you have stringent records to keep, then for your first or second year get something boxed or laid out because it eases homeschool stress or record keeping in the beginning when you don’t what to keep and what to throw away.

Go to HSLDA {It’s short for Home School Legal Defense Association} to know the laws of where you live. It has a clickable Map. It’s that important to know BEFORE jumping into purchasing expensive curriculum.

I’m not a lawyer, but having helped new homeschoolers in many different states, I have a good handle on understanding quite a few laws in different states.

Tip: Of course, your local state group is the best resource, but I will help if you’re lost. I want you to get the help you need.

Look at my Big Ol’ List of All-In-One Homeschool Curriculum (a.k.a Boxed) .

Next, instead of choosing only curriculum that public school uses, you want to use curriculum which supports the way your children learn best.

Step 3. Veteran Tip: Curriculum is Organized by Homeschool Approach.

Learn the homeschool approaches first!


Look at the top 5 Homeschool Approaches.
(Veteran Tip: Expand your view of what is curriculum.) Look at 45 Ways to Define Homeschool Curriculum – Is Your Definition Holding You Back?

I am not going to overwhelm you with all of the approaches that have come and gone; the ones below are the most popular approaches in homeschooling. 

First, I have defined the approach and then I give you a link/s as homeschoolers share about the choices that fit their family or to help understand the approach better.

1.
Eclectic/Relaxed/Unschooling Approach
(Veteran Tip: This is really 3 different approaches, but they share some similarities. In the spirit of simplifying your start I grouped them together.)

Though I think that unschooling has received a bum rap in the past, it is more common for this approach to mean more of a relaxed approach and somewhat eclectic. But each family defines what unschooling means for them.

Unschoolers use a real life approach and child-led approach meaning they simply follow the interests of their children to decide what will be learned for the day.

They trust a child’s natural desire to learn and feed that from infancy. A lot of them do not use formal curriculum.

Although it is child-led, many unschoolers use some curriculum. I prefer to use Sandra Dodd’s definition found here at What’s the Difference between Relaxed Homeschooling and Unschooling?

Look at A day in the life of radical unschoolers

In recent years, eclectic homeschoolers have also emerged separate from unschoolers.

Eclectic homeschoolers are homeschoolers who mix and match the characteristics of the different approaches explained here and don’t really hail to one homeschool approach over the other.

Look at I’m an Eclectic Homeschooler. What Exactly Does That Mean?
Look at What is Delight-Directed Schooling.
Look at Relaxed Homeschooling and what it looks like years later.

2.
Charlotte Mason Approach

I prefer the definition at Simply Charlotte Mason: “The Charlotte Mason method is based on Charlotte‘s firm belief that the child is a person and we must educate that whole person, not just his mind. So a Charlotte Mason education is three-pronged: in her words, “Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life.”

Look at Our Journey Westward for a Charlotte Mason schedule.
Look at What Drew Me to a Charlotte Mason Education.

3.
Classical Approach

Susan Wise Bauer is the modern model of classical education and I prefer her definition: “Classical education depends on a three-part process of training the mind. The early years of school are spent in absorbing facts, systematically laying the foundations for advanced study. In the middle grades, students learn to think through arguments. In the high school years, they learn to express themselves. This classical pattern is called the trivium.”

Look at the introduction to classical education.

4.
Unit Studies

I also prefer Susan Wise Bauer’s definition of a unit study. “A unit study integrates disciplines together, rather than dividing them into separate “subjects” to be pursued at different times during the school day. Literature, history, science, mathematics, art, music, history, and so on are all studied through their relationship to a core organizing principle.”

Look at Homeschooling Styles: Unit Studies
Look at Unit Studies: Multi-Age, Multi-Subject Approach to Learning.

5.
Workbook, Textbook, also called Boxed and All-in-One in the homeschool world
.
(Veteran Tip:This is the approach you’re probably most familiar with since it’s used in public schools.)

I like the definition at Education Today. “This traditional approach uses graded textbooks or workbooks that follow a scope and sequence. Each subject is covered in 180 daily increments per school year for a span of 12 years. Teacher’s manuals, tests and record keeping materials are usually available.”

Look at the Textbook Approach To Education.
Look at the Traditional Approach to Homeschooling.

Why You Should Start with Inexpensive or an All-in-One Curriculum


 During my many years of mentoring new homeschoolers, I’ve seen them spend thousands of dollars on a curriculum. That is so needless.

Choosing inexpensive curriculum in the beginning gives you financial room to understand what grade level each of your children are truly on and not just choosing the next grade level. Your money goes further because you made a more informed choice.

(Veteran Tip: Another HUGE rookie mistake is choosing the next grade level without truly understanding what your children know or don’t know on his or her grade level.)

Avoid the mind-set that if your children repeat a subject on a grade level or reviews it that they will be behind. Some children jump several grade levels in one year because they repeated material previously not mastered.

A well-defined goal in the beginning should be that your children become masters of their material which means slowing down or going down a grade level when he needs to and skipping a grade level when he has it.

And guess what? In homeschool, we don’t really keep up with grades. 

Oh we do pay attention to grade levels/grades (sometimes) as we move our children on their courses, but the point of it is that children do not develop evenly. They are ahead in some subjects and struggle with others.

Look at my 7 Budget-Friendly Language Arts Curriculum to Pair with Unit Studies (with printable). Look at BEST Curriculum by Homeschoolers for Homeschoolers, Digital Homeschool Curriculum – Big Ol’ List, and Is Homeschooling Expensive.

A boxed curriculum gives you a pattern to follow which a lot of new homeschoolers need. 

From using a boxed curriculum, you determine what you like and don’t like about one homeschool approache over another and that helps to save you money in the long run from too much trial and error.

Don’t make another huge rookie mistake while using boxed curriculum which is to do it ALL.

Do not be a slave to boxed curriculum meaning you need to avoid the thinking that you have to complete the whole thing. Use the parts that you need while you are reading all you can in your first or second year. 

No wow factor happens when you complete curriculum. Completing curriculum does not mean a child understood it. Understanding and completing curriculum are not synonymous.

The end goal during the first year or second year is to find the approach that fits your family best and it takes time.

Homeschool Curriculum Organized by Homeschool Approach – Ewww so Fantastic!

To give you a head start, I’ve taken a few curriculum providers and organized it below by approach so I help you conquer the curriculum conundrum.

Look at the candy store homeschool curriculum providers below that stand ready to help you succeed.

Textbook Approach/All-in-One
  • Easy Peasy All in One
  • A Beka Book
  • BookShark
Classical Approach
  • Classical Academic Press
  • Classical Conversations
  • Veritas Press
Charlotte Mason Approach
  • Queens Homeschooling
  • Ambleside On Line
  • The Good and the Beautiful
Unit Studies Approach
  • Konos Character Curriculum
  • Tapestry of Grace
  • Trail Guide to Learning

Step 4. Homeschool Schedule, Organization, and Lesson Planning


Awww, yes NOW the part that most new homeschoolers have the hardest time achieving and that is how to add in school to an already busy day.

I have had MANY schedules through the years and they were based on the needs and ages of my children and whether I had to work or not.

Look at these tips.

  • Should You Switch to a 4-Day Homeschool Schedule?
  • The Sticking Power of a Homeschool Schedule
  • Lesson Planning Backwards! Part 1 of 2.
  • Homeschool Lesson Planning Backwards Part 2 of 2.
  • 100 BEST Ideas to Organize Your Homeschool Area – Storage, Spaces, and Learning Places
  • Homeschooling Year Round – Chaos Or Calm?
  • How To Create a Homeschool Schedule That You Can Stick To
  • Top 10 Tips for Maximizing Space in (Really) Tiny Homeschool Spaces
  • How Far Out to Homeschool Lesson Plan?
  • Homeschool High School The Must Cover Subjects Part 1
  • Homeschool High School The Must Cover Subjects Part 2
  • 7 Advantages to Starting Your Homeschool Year in the Summer

Video: How to Homeschool Lesson Plan EZ by Tina Robertson

I have one of the BEST organizing tools in the homeschool world and it is the 7 Step Homeschool Planner. You build it yourself using my beautiful forms.

Video: Scheduled & Lesson Plans A Bit Like Chemistry New Homeschooler Boot Camp by Tina Robertson

And yes, I am going there next and that is homeschool socialization.

Step 5. Homeschool Socialization


We do crawl out from under our rocks.

Okay, seriously the homeschooling world is brimming with activities. Albeit, they vary from area to area. The point is your children can be involved in as much or in as little you want them to be.

If you haven’t already heard from the homeschool critics, you will. Some new homeschoolers get hit pretty hard early on in their journey by well wishing family members with questions and then sometimes you will receive plain down right criticism. 

It can be hard if you have tender feelings on top of being antsy about succeeding. 

Look at these links to grab some gracious and quick replies!

  • Socialization – A Homeschool Hallucination?
  • 100 Reasons Why Homeschooling is a SUPERIOR Education
  • Is Homeschooling Making the Grade? It’s in and the Grade is ALL Fs!
  • How Do I Socialize My Homeschooled Kids? Are We Really Talking About this AGAIN?
  • What to Expect When You Expect to Homeschool (25 Silliest Questions Ever)
  • 100 Ways to Silence the Homeschool Naysayers (Maybe!)
  • 12 Easy Ways Homeschooled Teens and Tweens Socialize

How-to Extinguish Any Possible Spark for the Love of the Learning


I know you can’t wait to dig into curriculum because you may feel it is the very proof that you need that you are now an official homeschooler. 

I admit that I love the stuff myself too and curriculum buying can be pretty addicting.  It is something that I still look forward to each year as if it was my very first time.

How can you determine if the curriculum you choose will make a good fit for your family?  True, some of it is trial and error, but some of it is not. 

I have you covered with some tips on how to not extinguish the love of learning.

  • What If I Choose the Wrong Homeschool Curriculum
  • A to Z List: Middle and High School Homeschool Electives
  • You’ve Pitched the Homeschool Curriculum – Now What?
  • 10 Signs. Know When to Walk Away from “Perfect” Curriculum.
  • Mixing It Up: How to Combine Homeschool Approaches (Without Losing Your Mind)
  • Stop Switching Your Curriculum, Switch Your Course of Study
  • How to Know What A Homeschooled Child Should Learn Yearly?
  • How to Teach Homeschool Preschool From the Inside Out (And Preschool Skills)
  • Homeschool High School The Must Cover Subjects Part 1
  • Homeschool High School The Must Cover Subjects Part 2

Keep in mind that if you use a text book approach now because you feel comfortable with it, it is okay. 

The Ultimate Guide for New Homeschoolers by Tina Robertson. A homeschool mom of 20 years experience AND who taught workshops for years to new homeschoolers. Don't Miss this!

However, if you have a child that is extremely burned out on this method used in public schools, you will want to implement some other approach from the beginning because you don’t want to turn your child off to homeschooling in the first few months.

So your teaching style and homeschool style will change as you meet the needs of your kids and utilize your strengths to be the best teacher for your children.

remember you’re not teaching curriculum, you’re teaching a child.

AND I have OH SO MUCH MORE for you!!! Here is my category on my site Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus with tons more tips for newbies.

Can I help you with something now?

Hugs and enjoy this plethora of information intended to set your feet firmly on the road of new homeschool beginnings.

This blog hop is organized by iHomeschool Network, a collaboration of outstanding homeschool bloggers who connect with each other and with family-friendly companies in mutual beneficial projects.

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