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I am a single disabled mother on a journey of self-discovery with my two young daughters, Dawn and Emily. Join us as we laugh, learn, and make mistakes! Find some awesome homeschooling tips, resources and downloads! Please subscribe to my site via feedburner (below) so that you will receive automated emails as this site is updated.

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Preschool and Kindergarten

10 Free or Inexpensive Homeschool Options

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Robinson Curriculum
While not entirely free, the Robinson Curriculum is more than worth the small investment. For $195, you get an entire curriculum covering grades 1-12 on 24 CDs. The only thing not included are the math textbooks, wherewith Saxon Math is the official recommendation.
There are a few used copies available here for as little as [...]

LooLeDo: an awesome new site for crafts and projects

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

If you’re looking for a superb and interactive site to pick up (and share) craft projects and ideas, take the time to check-out LooLeDo.
From the site:
LooLeDo is a project-based website for parents, teachers, and educators. LooLedo makes available the ability to share and upload your own photo and video craft projects, and allows you to [...]

Awesome Game Ideas for Early Readers

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Amy over at Heart of the Matter Online wrote up a great post with some amazing games to encourage children to practice reading in 5 Fun Early Learning Reading Games. 
From using flashcards and metal rings where your child can “steal” your words as he learns them, to creating a simple treasure hunt, these ideas are sure [...]

Sesame Street Colouring Pages

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

PBSKids has some wonderful Sesame Street Colouring Pages available profiling the letters of the alphabet and numbers. Below are some samples…what a great way to re-inforce letters with our children!

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