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Unschooling portfolio — This is part of a series all about portfolios. Previous posts include How to Create a Middle School Portfolio and How to Create an Elementary Portfolio. Unschooling is a homeschooling practice (lifestyle!) of child-directed learning. Unschooling looks different for each family, however, there are some shared principles among each family. […]

Tips for Creating an Unschooling Portfolio

22 May, 2015 in Other stuff tagged evaluation / portfolio / unschooling by Meg

Welcome to another #TwoBlogsFunGuides event! We have gathered an incredible group of bloggers to bring to you the first annual Blogiversary Giveaway Event! This giveaway event is held in honor of our blog anniversaries, whether it’s our first year or fifth year, we have something to celebrate! We want to […]

Blogiversary Giveaway – 5 Winners & Over $800 in Prizes!

11 May, 2015 in Other stuff tagged blogiversary / giveaway by Meg

Win a Thomas & Friends Adventure Pack — Disclaimer: I am a VIP Blogger for WUCF, my local PBS station. All aboard! To celebrate a week of new Thomas & Friends episodes on WUCF TV we’re hosting a great giveaway that your kid is sure to love! My kids have been Thomas fans since the 90s, and it’s […]

Win a Thomas & Friends DVD and Hat!

5 May, 2015 in Other stuff tagged giveaway / PBS by Meg

homeschool portfolio middle school — When considering homeschooling many people overlook the middle school years. The contrast from elementary to middle school is much more subtle than the transition to high school. You don’t need to change your homeschooling methods for this stage (stick with what works!!!), but this is a great time to start […]

How to Create a Middle School Homeschool Portfolio

28 Apr, 2015 in Other stuff tagged middle school / portfolio by Meg

elementary homeschool portfolio — Let’s talk about homeschool portfolio reviews. As we approach the end of the traditional school year we’re in reflection mode, for many of us that also means it’s time for an annual homeschool portfolio review. A lot of people get stressed out around this time of year, creating a portfolio […]

How to Create an Elementary Homeschool Portfolio

20 Apr, 2015 in Other stuff tagged elementary / how to / portfolio by Meg

Daniel Tiger Orlando — It had been a long time since I was in the preschool television scene but all of that changed last year when Baby Girl came to live with us. We’re deep into the preschool television scene now, deep. Which is why I am so excited to say: Daniel Tiger is […]

Daniel Tiger is Coming to Orlando!

9 Mar, 2015 in Other stuff tagged daniel tiger / Mr. Rogers / orlando / PBS / PBSKids by Meg

It’s that time again folks! Time that one of my favorite blogs, Ben & Me, hosts the 5 on the Fifth. The 5 on the Fifth posts is a time for bloggers to share what inspired them in the last month. 1. Life Skills : Get Your Middle Schoool Kids […]

Getting Real : 5 on the Fifth

5 Mar, 2015 in Other stuff tagged #5onthefifth / ben & me / five on the fifth / homeschool encouragement / homeschool inspiration by Meg

read for free — We’re very much a hands-on family. We’re constantly playing games, creating things, and making messes. We love making things, but even more so, we love reading. Reading is my favorite thing to do and it’s such an important skill for adults to have. Providing literature that is quality but that […]

Resources for Cheap & Free Reading

26 Feb, 2015 in Other stuff tagged free books / homeschool / library / reading / reading for free by Meg

experience based homeschooling — We decided to take a new approach to homeschooling this year, something I’ve named Experience-Based Homeschooling. I’m not sure if that was a term before, but it is now! Here’s a quick run-down of what it means to be an Experience-Based Homeschooler and some of our plans for 2015. I […]

Our Year of Experienced-Based Homeschooling

21 Jan, 2015 in Other stuff by Meg

I know, I know. Socialization, the “S word”. Icky, ewwww, yucky! Now that we have that out of our system, let’s talk about socialization specifically as it relates to older children. As adults we have a good sense of how much socialization we can handle, and some of us can […]

But What About Socialization??

17 Oct, 2014 in Other stuff tagged homeschool socialization by Meg

5 on the Fifth is a collaborative effort coordinated by the popular blog Ben & Me. The idea is simple, on the 5th of every month a bunch of awesome bloggers will share 5 posts that spoke to us. Click on the red & white graphic below to see all […]

5 on the Fifth for October, 2014

5 Oct, 2014 in Other stuff by Meg

If you follow me on Facebook you might have noticed that I’ve been sending out review round-ups the last two weeks. Ok, even if you follow me you likely haven’t seen them because of my 600 followers Facebook only shows the posts to about 10 people. But that is ok! […]

Review Round-Up

29 Sep, 2014 in Other stuff by Meg