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TEACH by Dennis Dinoia

TEACH by Dennis Dinoia: How to Encourage Independent Learners

Recently, I learned that one of my favorite homeschool curriculum providers, Mr. D Math, just published a new book, TEACH by Dennis Dinoia. I had

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How to teach math for K-6th grade in one year!

I learned early on how to teach math for K-6th grade in one year. My oldest son refused to do math curriculum. I made up

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Teaching Kids Life Skills with the Life Hacks Series

Recently, I tried making a list of kids life skills that all homeschoolers need to teach. I wanted to help unschoolers focus on what’s important

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The Best Unschooling Books to Renew Your Mind

Because unschooling is so contrary to the public school mindset, it’s necessary to renew our minds about education if we choose to pursue this style

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Alternatives to Traditional College Teens Need to Know About

Unlike a lot of parents, I don’t think every kid should go to college. In fact, for many kids, it’s not the best choice. They

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How Does Unschooling Work?: Veteran Bloggers’ Best Tips for Success

One of the most common questions I hear is, “How does unschooling work? I mean, on a day-to-day basis. Do you just let kids do

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How to Teach Writing Skills to Older Kids

A writer is a person who writes about stuff. In order to write about stuff, you have to know stuff and do stuff. That sounds

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Embrace the Benefits of Good Habits

We’ve covered multitasking and discovered how it’s actually better in so many ways to focus on one thing at a time instead. You’ll also enhance

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A Complete Guide to Natural Learning (also known as Christian unschooling)

The Christian unschooling style of homeschooling is one of the most misunderstood and even maligned styles. When you say “we are Christian unschoolers,” many people

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What to Teach Preschoolers: It’s Not What You Think!

We think we know what to teach preschoolers, but what if we’re wrong? Even in homeschooling, many preschool curriculums and learning resources focus on early

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How long does it take to learn to read? Insanely little time.

How long does it take to learn to read? Judging by the age at which many folks start teaching reading skills, they must think it

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Don’t know how to teach little kids to write a story? Here’s how.

As homeschooling parents, we want to know how to teach our children everything, including how to teach little kids to write a story. But, telling

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Six Surprising, Fun Ways to Unschool Math in Real Life

While we have used math curriculum periodically (check out my list of math resources), I always try to unschool math in some way as well.

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Some Reasons Not to Go to College: A homeschooling mom’s perspective

In 2018, we graduated our second child from our homeschool. The first question everyone asks upon discovering this is–you guessed it–“Where is he going to

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6 surprising benefits of outdoor play backed by science

Here in the northern hemisphere, it is summer and since I live near the Great Lakes, it is precious. For three months, it is warm

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My Best Read-Aloud Activities to Keep Wiggly Kids Happy

When my children were younger, I struggled to keep everyone at the table at the same time. Living books were important to me, but my

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Find out why service projects should be a regular part of every homeschool. What can service teach that nothing else can?

Why Service Needs to Be Part of Your Homeschool

As homeschooling parents, we lay down our lives for our children. Often, we give up friendships, dreams, income, and more so that our precious little

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