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Three Ways To Get Your Children Ready For The First Day Of Homeschool

Tanya — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:34:22 +0000

It can be an exciting and daunting time when it comes to your children starting homeschool. With some planning and preparation, you can ease the change and turn it into something that everyone can look forward to.

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My 50 Favorite Homeschool Books

Tanya — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:44:44 +0000

Here, I am excited to share my curated list of "My 50 Favorite Homeschool Books". These selections span a wide range of topics.

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Homeschooling Resources: The Best Books, Websites, and Materials for Natural Homeschooling

Tanya — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 18:53:27 +0000

Here are five strategies for parents and educators to encourage teens to embrace the world of the best books.

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List of Reading Comprehension Curriculum Resources

Tanya — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 23:34:02 +0000

In this post, I want to discuss some key elements of reading comprehension, the reasons why it's crucial, and some fantastic reading comprehension tools with you. So look at it. Look up your child's grade to see what I can suggest.

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The Best Literature & Reading Comprehension Resources

Tanya — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:24:00 +0000

When homeschooling, it might be difficult to teach reading comprehension and get the right reading comprehension resources.

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The Importance of having a Reading Comprehension Curriculum in your Homeschool

Tanya — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:07:00 +0000

Teaching reading comprehension can be a challenge when homeschooling. That’s why having a comprehensive homeschool reading comprehension curriculum is so important.

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Organize your Homeschool with this Free Printable 2023 Calendar

Tanya — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 20:36:36 +0000

Whether you have young children or all the way in high school, you CAN organize your homeschool with the right resources like this printable calendar.

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The Best Free Montessori Curriculum List {Printable}

Tanya — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:03:00 +0000

Here’s a free Montessori curriculum list of the top 10 Montessori works that are perfect to introduce and work through for ages 3-6. Let’s see. You homeschool and want to incorporate the Montessori approach, but don’t know where to start. You could buy a homeschooling Montessori curriculum that can cost thousands of dollars. Or youContinue Reading

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The Best Montessori Curriculum for 3-6 Gift Guide & Printable

Tanya — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:58:00 +0000

Come and take a look at our wonderful Montessori Curriculum for 3-6 Gift Guide with a free printable Montessori curriculum PDF.

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Make a Farm Diorama (Printable Sets Included)

Tanya — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000

In our post, Make a Farm Diorama, you will be able to print two awesome sets about farm animals.

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Tips for Homeschooling Effectively

Tanya — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:19:00 +0000

Come find out about some homeschool ideas and tips that will help you homeschool effectively, no matter what homeschool style you embrace!

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Why Memoria Press is an Amazing Homeschool Curriculum

Tanya — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 04:03:53 +0000

Welcome to the Memoria Press review hub! Here, you will find all of the reviews we have done for this particular company. You will also learn why we love it, why it is so great and so much more! So, come and take a look! What is Memoria Press? We have been using Memoria PressContinue Reading

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More Free Printable Montessori Math Worksheets for Subtraction

Tanya — Fri, 28 May 2021 18:00:57 +0000

Look at our subtraction lessons and then take a look at more free printable Montessori Math worksheets for subtraction here!

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Montessori Math Curriculum, Lessons & Activities

Tanya — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:46:51 +0000

Here is your go-to page for Montessori Math at home or school. Whether you are needing or looking for a Montessori Math curriculum PDF, Montessori Math printables or Math lessons, you are in the right place! Young children learn so much better with concrete materials such as Montessori Math materials. Come and take aContinue Reading

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Organize your Homeschool with this Free Printable 2021 Calendar

Tanya — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 21:54:31 +0000

Homeschooling can be awesome, scary and overwhelming at the same time! Isn’t that right?! Just check yourself from minute to minute and your emotions might shift that quickly. If you are like this, then you probably feel like one of the culprits is not feeling organized. Whether you have young children or kids all theContinue Reading

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First Day of Classical Conversations Printable Homeschool Posters

Tanya — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 01:01:53 +0000

Come and grab your beautiful First Day of Classical Conversations Printable Homeschool Posters for the school year 2020-2021! Enter your name and email here then check your inbox for the PDF file of all three posters! Enjoy! You might also like

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Classical Conversations Printable Memory Work Weekly Review & Presentations Plan

Tanya — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 21:33:26 +0000

If you have your kids enrolled in the homeschool co-op called Classical Conversations, you might be interested in this printable! It will equip parents as well as the students this and every school year! This Memory Work Weekly Review and Presentations Plan is 6 pages long, but you only need 1 page per child perContinue Reading

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10 Benefits of Notebooking in your Homeschool [ENDS TODAY]

Tanya — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 19:05:23 +0000

Are you on the fence about getting this membership? Look at the information below so you can decide and begin to enjoy this membership as much as we have for many years. This is a resource that we have used, that we trust and that we can recommend 100%. You will not regret it! ButContinue Reading

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Less Busywork & More Learning with Notebooking [July 29-31]

Tanya — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:28:28 +0000

Come join us this year with a wonderful resource that we have been using for many years and it gives us the wonderful freedom that we love in our homeschool! Kick busywork to the curb! Free yourself and the kids of those dry, pointless activities you do just to check a box. Instead, checkContinue Reading

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Different Homeschooling Methods & Free Homeschool Styles QUIZ

Tanya — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:34:23 +0000

Have you been thinking about homeschooling or are you unhappy with the way your homeschool has been going and need a change? You have come to the right place! There are many ways of approaching home school learning. Today, we will be discussing 7 different homeschooling methods and offering a free homeschool styles QUIZContinue Reading

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Art and Famous Artist List of Resources & Books for Kids

Tanya — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 10:39:37 +0000

In this post, we will share an amazing Art and Artist list of resources and classic books for kids. We list fiction and non-fiction books as well as popular art materials and art lessons and printables. Whether you are looking for timeline of famous artists, famous artwork or more, you will find it here! Enjoy! Don’tContinue Reading

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Planning your Homeschool Year Right ~ Printable Planner

Tanya — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 09:25:49 +0000

Homeschooling in itself can be a daunting affair. But homeschool planning can exponentially increase stress and anxiety. It doesn’t have to be that way! Yay! In this post, I will show you what I use to stay organized and to keep my homeschooling days sane and in order. Planning your homeschool year right has neverContinue Reading

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The Very Best Homeschool Children’s Books Comprehensive Lists

Tanya — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 09:52:19 +0000

I love having a living book library at home! It give my homeschooled kids the opportunity to reference these books any time they want to! Isn’t it wonderful that kids can access books for studies or for entertainment in their own home? In this post, I am going to share with you some of theContinue Reading

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Homeschool Children’s Books Comprehensive Lists

Tanya — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 22:37:13 +0000

Do you own tons of books, like me? I absolutely love having a living book library at home! It give my homeschooled kids the opportunity to reference these books any time they want to! It is great that kids can access books for research, studies or entertainment in their own home! In this post, we’llContinue Reading

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Holistic Homeschool Curriculum for Teaching Writing Structure

Tanya — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:16:25 +0000

Have you been wanting to get a stout and very thorough writing holistic homeschool curriculum for your kids 3rd grade and older? Look here! I am so excited to tell you all about what I believe is the best homeschool writing curriculum. There are many kids writing sets out there that vary in length, depthContinue Reading

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The Benefits of Natural Homeschooling (Printable List for Kids)

Tanya — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 09:15:31 +0000

Is homeschooling easier than going to school? Our main goal as parents is to help our children develop a love of learning, right? How can we do that? By figuring our our children’s natural learning tendencies. If we find out how our children learn best, then it will be easier to homeschool because we won’tContinue Reading

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Kids will Love this Great Printable List of United States Symbols

Tanya — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:05:38 +0000

This is a really fun lesson about 12 important USA landmarks, monuments and symbols. It is fantastic! In this lesson, we will share with you the books we read about the U.S.A. We have a wonderful printable list of United States landmarks, monuments and symbols that kids should learn about. We are also including a UnitedContinue Reading

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The Best List of Homeschool Curriculums by Subject

Tanya — Mon, 20 May 2019 09:51:12 +0000

The school year is almost over! Can you believe it? Many of us are already looking around for the curricula that we will be using when the new school year begins. Whether you are looking for inexpensive homeschool curriculum in general or you are looking fo a specific subject, it is important to look aroundContinue Reading

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The Best Homeschool Clothes that Your Family will Love

Tanya — Thu, 16 May 2019 09:28:14 +0000

Is there such a thing as homeschool clothes? They certainly can take the place of a certain repetitive outfit that some school use daily. Should I say it? Uniforms! We have co-ops 2 days a week and our “I don’t know what to wear” days began. Sigh. I wasn’t very happy. We seemed to wasteContinue Reading

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The Most Fantastic Sentence Starters for Story Writing with Kids

Tanya — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 09:24:29 +0000

When I wanted a writing curriculum for my son, I wanted to find the best. We have tried several, but I wasn’t 100% sold on them. Until this one. Let me tell you about writing lessons and sentence starters for kids writing with confidence. In this post, we will talk about kids writing and learningContinue Reading

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The Epic Benefits of Natural Homeschooling for Parents {Printable List}

Tanya — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 09:55:28 +0000

It is no secret that there are many benefits to keeping your kids at home to learn, as opposed to sending them to school (public, private or charter). In this post, we will discuss the long list of why it is good to homeschool your kids. This list is for the parents (a list aimedContinue Reading

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How to help kids destroy a negative attitude during homeschooling

Tanya — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 09:11:01 +0000

I confess: we had a bad day in our homeschool today. It was a tough one and I don’t ever wish this hardship on anyone. But there are ways to turn it around! I took some time to think about our day and how it could’ve gone better. Let’s get real for a minute hereContinue Reading

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How does Homeschooling work for you? Homeschool Daily Schedule Tips

Tanya — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 09:58:12 +0000

Every single homeschool looks different and that is the beauty of schooling your kids at home, isn’t it? How does homeschooling work for you? Do you find that following a curriculum is the easiest or do you prefer unit studies? Some homeschools have stacks and stacks of library books laying around because children just poreContinue Reading

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5 Tips to Teaching and Animals in Winter Unit – Printable Hibernation, Migration and Adaptation Notebooking Pages

Tanya — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 10:11:14 +0000

My kids and I are super excited about our winter units every year. We really delve into all of the awesome topics that the winter season has to offer. We have learned so much in the past years including lessons about animals in winter like hibernation, migration and adaptation. In this post, I will shareContinue Reading

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O’Keeffe: Famous Artist Lessons for Kids {Printable Artwork and Artist 3-Part Cards}

Tanya — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:18:36 +0000

We love studying famous modern artists’ paintings in our homeschool. We’ve also studied a timeline for modern artists that were contemporaries. In this post, we will share with you a great post that is also part of our “Famous Artist Lessons for Kids” series. It is none other than the famous Georgia O’Keeffe. We haveContinue Reading

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200+ Free Homeschool Printables Online

Tanya — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:26:12 +0000

Are you looking for free printables that can help your kids learn? Look no further! Here at The Natural Homeschool, we offer an incredible selection of over 200 free downloadable homeschool printables, all designed to help children learn and grow. Most of our printables are educational in nature, providing engaging activities that make learning fun.Continue Reading

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The Hidden Curriculum in Public Schools & How I failed my Students

Tanya — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:01:54 +0000

Last summer, I read a couple of amazingly sobering books. One is Dumbing Down America and it talks about the public school system and how it is doing a disservice to our gifted students. I also read Dumbing Down our Kids to find out why children cannot add or write. But then I came acrossContinue Reading

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Our 2016-2017 Math Curriculum Choice

Tanya — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:02:54 +0000

I know that it is important to find the curricula that works best for our families, but once we do, it is also important to spread the word and let other families know why this curriculum is great and why it works perfectly for our family. Well, that is exactly what I am doingContinue Reading

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Our 2016 Homeschool Room Tour

Tanya — Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:03:05 +0000

I confess, this is my favorite most to share with all of you. I look forward to it every single yearend I cannot wait to show you our 2016 homeschool room tour! Come and take a look and share in comments what you got inspired by! Our 2016 Homeschool Room Tour I know that theContinue Reading

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Learning Latin for Kids

Tanya — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:00:16 +0000

We have discovered a great way of learning Latin for kids that are in grades between 2 and 5. We reviewed Olim, Once upon a Time in Latin, Reader I and Olim, Once Upon a time in Latin, Workbook I the past month and a half or so. This program is made my Laurelwood Books and we will tell you howContinue Reading

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Printable Skin Lessons for Kids using Notebooking

Tanya — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:00:34 +0000

This blog post isn’t only a review for Notebooking Pages that is offering an amazing Lifetime Membership with so many benefits for your homeschool. What is notebooking? Have you ever heard of it? Notebooking, in a nutshell, is the most structured and flexible way of studying any topic under the sun. This is not copywork, although copywork could be includedContinue Reading

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Looking for a Way to get your Kids excited about the Bible?

Tanya — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 11:00:29 +0000

We have been studying Old Testament 2: Judges to Kings, which is a Self-Paced Bible program that we are reviewing. It is a wonderful creation by our beloved company, Veritas Press. And let me tell you: this is an amazingly fun way get your kids excited about the Bible. It is also extremely easy for parents to follow alongContinue Reading

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Memorizing Simple Poems with Kids {Video}

Tanya — Tue, 17 May 2016 11:00:02 +0000

Hello! I’m guessing you are reading this blog post because you love poetry and want to include it in your homeschool. Great choice! You will love this review for Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization and physical version of the Student Book by Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW). This posts is about memorizing simple poems with kids and guessContinue Reading

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Famous Composers of Classical Music {Unit Studies}

Tanya — Mon, 09 May 2016 11:00:02 +0000

This is a WONDERFUL program on famous composers of classical music! We have been enjoying it so much! Let me tell you about our review of Music Appreciation: Book 1 for the Elementary Grades by Zeezok Publishing LLC. You will really appreciate how awesome and complete this curriculum is. Honestly, this will be the easiest way to teach musicContinue Reading

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A Brief History of Boats and Ships {Free Printables}

Tanya — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:00:44 +0000

History is such a vast subject. Anything that happened, including yesterday, is history. So, pretty much anything can fall under that umbrella. I wanted to come up with a fun history lesson for my children with a hands-on craft and homemade printables (free for you in this post). We have studied several ancient civilizations because we loveContinue Reading

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Free Astronomy Home Study {Printable Set}

Tanya — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:00:58 +0000

We have shown you a few other Astronomy lessons and activities that we have done in the past. You can see them HERE. But today, we are showing you a higher level of activities in this beautiful subject of Astronomy. We also have a beautiful free Astronomy home study set to use in this lesson. ComeContinue Reading

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What does an Archaeologist Do?

Tanya — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:00:36 +0000

Do your children love to pretend play? Do they enjoy to be superheroes or princesses or animals? What about community members? Have they thought of dressing up like archaeologists? It would be so much fun, especially if it ties in with a super duper awesome History and Archaeology lesson! In this post, you will seeContinue Reading

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Montessori-Friendly Living Books Library

Tanya — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 11:00:04 +0000

If you read Maria Montessori’s books about reading in general, you will find out that she discouraged the reading of fiction at younger ages. Fiction is saved for older children. According to Maria Montessori and many of her followers (and I am paraphrasing), she preferred that young children are exposed to nonfiction books and some realistic fiction. In theContinue Reading

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Four Operations: Subtraction – Montessori Free Printable

Tanya — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:00:58 +0000

Montessori at home math! This is one of my favorite subjects and it is wonderful bringing this lesson to you. I have written a post on Addition before, so be sure and check it out, too. In this post, you will see how easy it is to recreate this subtraction lesson with Montessori freeContinue Reading

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Ancestry Family Tree {Crafts & Family Interviews}

Tanya — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 11:00:44 +0000

We started a new year of History studies. This is our fourth year to be formally learning this beautiful subject. Since we subscribe to the wonderful Classical Education method, we like to study the history of man in cycles: Ancient, Medieval, Modern. We focus on one cycle per year. Since this is the 4th yearContinue Reading

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Best Blogging Websites for Homeschooling Moms

Tanya — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:00:56 +0000

We are so excited to bring you a wonderful list. This list shares the Best Blogging Websites for Homeschooling Moms. In it, I list some of my top favorites. To make it easier to navigate, I split them up into several categories like homeschooling, free printables, healthy living, etc. This post is part of our awesomeContinue Reading

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Ancient Greece for Kids {Free Printables}

Tanya — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:00:30 +0000

And here comes Greece! This is an amazing country and I cannot wait to visit! We are currently learning Greek in our homeschool, so this is a country that we are interested in the most. I have a really good friend who is from Greece. I run things by her on a regular basis and when sheContinue Reading

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Dear Homeschool Mom, You Can Get Organized! {Free Printable}

Tanya — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:00:52 +0000

We appreciate you reading our post that may help your family’s health. For our Health Advice and Recommendations Policy, please click here. Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Have you let like you don’t know where to begin planning lessons, scheduling field trips, keeping track of your children’s attendance? And the list goes on andContinue Reading

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Roman Numeral Lessons (Numbers in Latin, Ancient Roman Culture & Free Printables)

Tanya — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:00:50 +0000

We did it! We have learned the Roman Numerals with these Roman Numerals lessons! It was so much fun exploring the dead language (Latin) and learn how to write and say some Roman Numerals. Roman Numerals come from Rome and in Rome, the spoke Latin (not anymore). In this post, you will see what we learnedContinue Reading

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Montessori-Inspired Handmade Christmas Gift Tags

Tanya — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:00:37 +0000

Welcome to our Montessori for the Holidays Series! You can use Montessori and Montessori-Inspired works with a holiday theme. We have a wonderful list in this post where you can learn, follow and be inspired to put your own spin on the activities. Did you know that your children are little sponges and they absorb allContinue Reading

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I Can Do Hard Things Printable in Latin + Latin Curriculum Suggestions

Tanya — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 13:00:24 +0000

We love Latin in our Classical homeschool! We practice it every day. Do you love the dead language? Do you know all the benefits of learning to speak Latin? Did you know how hard Latin is? Haha, well, let me tell you… it is hard! In this post, you will be able to get someContinue Reading

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Our 2015 Homeschool Room Tour

Tanya — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:00:20 +0000

Welcome to our homeschool room! We are so happy and proud to show you what our learning space looks like! It isn’t perfect, but it works very well for us. I will try my best to explain everything and if you still have questions, by all means, I’m happy to answer any questions. We areContinue Reading

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You CAN Homeschool Through High School

Tanya — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:00:11 +0000

Homeschooling High School I know what you are thinking: homeschooling through high school (and maybe even through middle school) is too daunting a task. But you know what? It is definitely doable! I just finished reading and reviewing the book “The Conversation” by Leigh A. Bortins from Classical Conversations and it discussed in detail howContinue Reading

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Combining Classical & Montessori Education to Teach Print

Tanya — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:00:31 +0000

My youngest daughter is only three and a half years old. She is such an exceptional explorer and analyzer of details. She loves to study things and objects. She likes to do things herself. Because of these things and more, I decided to combine both Classical Education and Montessori for her Language Arts lessons.Continue Reading

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A Complete Guide to Learning Latin

Tanya — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:00:40 +0000

I have been introduced to Latina Christiana I by Memoria Press and I am here to bring you a complete review of the program. As a mother that uses the Classical Education in our homeschool, I have been excited at completely adopting Latin as one of our new languages to learn. But it is aContinue Reading

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Sweet Mother’s Day Gift Ideas & Link Party #38

Tanya — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 04:00:59 +0000

Hello, everyone! The Natural Homeschool is so excited to welcome you to this week’s “A Little Bird Told Me” Link Party #38. We have so many fantastic bloggers out there that are writing some fabulous posts and we would love for them to share what they’re most proud of. Here are our awesome featured posts this week: Sweet Mother’s Day Ideas!Continue Reading

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Our Favorite Logic & Critical Thinking Curriculum for Young Children

Tanya — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:00:27 +0000

NOTE: This company has gone out of business and is now redirecting to an undesirable website. Please know that we do not endorse the website that it redirects to. We have found an awesome logic program for our homeschool and I am happy to bring you the review of La La Logic. Please read onContinue Reading

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Classical Education 101: Books & Resources

Tanya — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 13:00:46 +0000

Do you love Classical Education or are you completely new to it? What are the basics? What are the foundations? How does it work? How do I get started? These are some of the main questions I asked when I first wanted to learn about Classical Education. My goal is to answer as many ofContinue Reading

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Homeschool Room Tour 2014

Tanya — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:00:00 +0000

Welcome to our homeschool room! We are happy that you have chosen to pay us a visit. We hope you like what you see. Not only is this room our homeschool room, it is also a guest bedroom whenever we have family visiting. I know that having a queen-sized bed in the room takes aContinue Reading

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The Natural Homeschool’s “Every Wednesday Linky Party”

Tanya — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:38:00 +0000

Hello, everyone! I am excited to welcome you to this week’s Linky Party. We will have so much fun. <center> </center> We have so many wonderful and creative bloggers out there that are writing the most amazing of posts and we would love for them to share what they’re most proud of. You canContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: April 2014 Part 2

Tanya — Sun, 18 May 2014 22:00:00 +0000

Getting ready for Easter and going in style Interesting choice of evening attire. Here, we were in beautiful San Diego. 🙂 This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Date night in San Diego! Music: Clef Notes Two weeks ago in music we reviewed Tammy the Treble Clef and thenContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: April 2014 Part 1

Tanya — Fri, 16 May 2014 22:00:00 +0000

McGuffey’s Readers and Classical Conversations Review Skip counting up to the 15s, squares (1×1, 2×2, 3×3, etc) and cubes (1x1x1, 2x2x2, etc). This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Scripture Memory, Pledge of Allegiance, Patriotic songs A.C.E. (Accelerated Christian Education) I know thisContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: March 2014 Part 6

Tanya — Wed, 14 May 2014 22:00:00 +0000

Classical Conversations Enrichment Since we were learning about Confucius, we read this book, which was very helpful. Read on to see what our homeschooling routine looks like. This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Beautiful new pillow covers in our homeschool room. Daily Routine We have a bin withContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: March 2014 Part 5

Tanya — Thu, 08 May 2014 22:00:00 +0000

Cursive Practice (sort of) This is an awesome printables packet from 3 Dinosaurs. And it is FREE! K had been showing a lot of interest in cursive and can read it now, so I asked some blogger friends for resources. Cassie responded with this. Wow. How amazing! That very evening, I printed it all offContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: March 2014 Part 4

Tanya — Sun, 04 May 2014 03:00:00 +0000

Fun with the computer. I cannot believe I did this! I bought the creamer with the flavor of my favorite girl scout cookies. It is delicious. Being sweet with each other. 🙂 A loves her Mexican dolls. Spanish: La Familia We sang Hola, Hola on our karaoke machine in English and Spanish. Then we workedContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: March 2014 Part 3

Tanya — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:00:00 +0000

In art today we used collage a bit more to decorate a letter. Each kid got their first initial. We focused on filling the white space, mixing colors and adding buttons for dimension. Mardi Gras Party on our street This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Helping me do some groceryContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: March 2014 Part 2

Tanya — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:18:00 +0000

A.C.E. (Accelerated Christian Education) This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Montessori Practical Life: How To Pack an Overnight Bag Montessori Language Arts: Moveable Alphabet iPad app Montessori Practical Life: Cutting Fruit We love essential oils 🙂 Fun with the girls. K caught his first fish! 🙂 French: NumbersContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: March 2014 Part 1

Tanya — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:06:00 +0000

What a great weekend we had! First, it rained on Saturday (which we don’t get very often) and second, we had a fun Mardi Gras party on Sunday.This post contains affiliate links. To learn more, please click here. Ballet and Gym In Ballet, we warmed up and started practicing the songs for our presentation. DateContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: February 2014 Part 6

Tanya — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:00:00 +0000

Take a look at what we did at the end of February. 🙂 Better late than never, right? 🙂 A.C.E. (Accelerated Christian Education) To learn more, CLICK HERE. K and I have been absolutely loving A.C.E. I adjust it to our needs and schedule and it is working out so well that weContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: February 2014 Part 5

Tanya — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:05:00 +0000

McGuffey’s Readers and Classical Conversations ReviewFoundations, Cycle 1, Weeks 1-7 A.C.E. (Accelerated Christian Education)Kindergarten I was reading off a list of words and he would raise his hand if the word began with the letter “s.” If it didn’t begin with the letter “s,” then he wouldn’t raise his hand. He did awesome! I decidedContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: February 2014 Part 4

Tanya — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:30:00 +0000

Montessori Practical Life: How to Hang Cloth Diapers to Dry Desk Work Continue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: February 2014 Part 2

Tanya — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:14:00 +0000

For our homeschool co-op, he picked this outfit: sweat pants and cowboy boots. Can’t get more comfortable than that! Haha! Spanish: “All About Me” Lapbook (Where do I live?) Art: Watercolors In art,Continue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: February 2014 Part 1

Tanya — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:21:00 +0000

Haircut (first one in a really, really, REALLY long time). I am so happy! Mom and Son Date I really wanted my calendar to stay as empty as possible, and it was looking great at first, but it didn’t stay empty for long… French Co-op: Groundhog Day! La marmotte a vu sa ombre! Six semainesContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: January 2014 Part 7

Tanya — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 10:37:00 +0000

A.C.E. (Accelerated Christian Education) The Widow’s Mites: A Story of Giving Play Time Soccer!!! Homemade Toothpaste! To see the recipe, CLICK HERE. This is our favorite recipe, but CLICK HERE to see a simpler one.Continue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: January 2014 Part 6

Tanya — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:38:00 +0000

Happy birthday, baby girl! She is two now and she is such a blessing to us! We love her! Science Experiments Class In science this month we have learned about the brain and nervous system – 3 parts of the brain, how the brain stem works, coordination, hemispheres, nerves. We also learned about cells –Continue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: January 2014 Part 5

Tanya — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:49:00 +0000

Montessori-Inspired Language Arts: Forming words and pre-writing This activity is a Melissa & Doug birthday gift that K got last year. He is enjoying it very much and is really getting into it. McGuffey’s Readers ClassicalContinue Reading

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Montessori Botany: Parts of a Flower

Tanya — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:48:00 +0000

This is a lesson that we will be looking at more in depth in Classical Conversations in a few weeks, so I thought it was very timely to study this very basicContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: January 2014 Part 4

Tanya — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 11:31:00 +0000

This is what we did in our homeschool during the middle and towards the end of January 2014. Soccer Season K is doing so much better this year. Last year, he had just turned 3 when he started. He wasn’t very interested, he didn’t understand the game very well and he felt a bit outContinue Reading

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Classical Conversations and Montessori-Inspired Math: Skip Counting

Tanya — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 03:48:00 +0000

This is a cool and easy project to put together to help little ones memorize their skip counting numbers from one up to fifteen. Take a look at how we did this and how it works so well for us. Even though it is for the Classical Conversations curriculum, it is almost Montessori atContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: January 2014 Part 3

Tanya — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 06:00:00 +0000

Food for thought… Classical Conversations Review (Weeks 1-4) January Printables Packet Review (from The Little Natural Cottage) To read the entire review, CLICK HERE. Continue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: January 2014 Part 2

Tanya — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 04:47:00 +0000

Gym / Ballet Co-op In Ballet, we only had the two girls, but it was lots of fun. We talked about lost teeth, pierced ears and such. We had a hard warm-up and some muscle-building exercises for legs. We also did all of our rhythmic counting in French. We loved it! Homework: 1) doContinue Reading

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Homeschooling Journal: January 2014 Part 1

Tanya — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 04:40:00 +0000

Our new header! This is such a beautiful design! I had a beautiful new friend help me with this. She is such a kind and gentle spirit and feel so blessed that she took the time to help me (without even knowing me!). Do you like using recyclables? This is what I thought of doingContinue Reading

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Homeschooling December 2013 Part 2

Tanya — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Pumpkin Cookies! This recipe is so delicious! I have made it several times and it has been a hit every single time. What I have noticed is that if you leave them in the oven a couple of minutes after they are golden brown, they will be crispier and if you take them outContinue Reading

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Homeschooling December 2013 Part 1

Tanya — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 00:30:00 +0000

We appreciate you reading our post that may help your family’s health. For our Health Advice and Recommendations Policy, please click here. It’s December! Can you believe it?! December! This year went by so fast (except for when we were frying this Summer because it was sooooo hot)! October, November and December are definitelyContinue Reading

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Homeschooling November 2013 Part 3

Tanya — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 09:41:00 +0000

This year, my father will be celebrating 40 years of working for the same company (he’s moved around in different division within the company, but he has had the tenacity, diligence and discipline to work with the same company for that long. What an accomplishment! We are so proud of him! We couldn’t be thereContinue Reading

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Homeschooling November 2013 Part 1

Tanya — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:37:00 +0000

Field Trip: Outdoor Military Tank Museum Play Time Family Pictures (more to come after our Christmas cards go out – don’t want to spoil the fun of new pictures) More Play Time Spanish: Review and Greetings In Spanish, we reviewed stuff that we haveContinue Reading

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Why in the world I homeschool my children

Tanya — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:00:00 +0000

If there is one post worth reading on my blog, I’d say this is it, hands down. This is the core of my beliefs (about education and faith) and it explains why I do what I do with so much passion. I hope you enjoy my material and don’t hesitate to leave feedback. In thisContinue Reading

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Homeschooling October 2013 Part 6

Tanya — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:10:00 +0000

Great News! The Natural Homeschool now has a domain of its own! We are no longer www.naturalhomeschool.blogspot.com. Now, we are www.thenaturalhomeschool.com. You may still see a few referrals to the blogspot account (especially in images), but that will soon phase out. We are so excited and feel more official now. Please, like us on FacebookContinue Reading

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Homeschooling October 2013 Part 5 (2 freebies)

Tanya — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:53:00 +0000

Field Trip: Pumpkin Patch “If the family were a fruit, it would be an orange, a circle of sections, held together but separable – each segment distinct.” – Letty Cottin Pogrebin Spanish: Vocabulario de Otoño (Fall Vocabulary) In Spanish,Continue Reading

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Homeschooling October 2013 Part 4

Tanya — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 21:20:00 +0000

A cute video to begin the post with… She is saying “you’re welcome” after I said “thank you” to her. Sweetness! Art: Fall Beauty in a Frame These are stick frames with contact paper and fake Fall-colored leaves (real leaves can be used, but we live in the desert, so no Fall colors for us).Continue Reading

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Homeschooling October 2013 Part 3

Tanya — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 03:42:00 +0000

Inspiration… Play Time: Bike Ride and Playground Montessori Practical Life: Rinsing off Produce after Soaking As most of you know, it is important to soak and rinse off produce after purchasing because many of the chemicals in the pesticides are still on it. Every Saturday when weContinue Reading

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Second Day Successes

Tanya — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:58:00 +0000

Wow, Day 2 is over and we had a blast. Unexpected things come up all the time, but we roll with the punches; no big deal. You learn to be flexible when you have kids. 🙂Today, both kids napped! So I napped, too! I couldn’t be happier, especially after a workout!Anyway, A and I workedContinue Reading

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