This year our family is planning to attend the Teach Them Diligently Convention in Washington D.C., taking place May 15-17. As residents of Oklahoma, this is a huge thing for […]
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“Freedom Worth Defending” – 29th Annual Oklahoma Homeschool Capitol Day
Our family decided to attend this year’s Oklahoma Homeschool Capitol Day. I took our two daughters to this event seven years ago, when our son Joel was only a year […]
NextGen Perspectives
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Homeschooling Freedom in Oklahoma, Part 2
I shared last week about my experience being interviewed by a national TV news program regarding homeschooling freedom in Oklahoma and whether there should be more regulation. The focus of […]
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Homeschooling Freedom in Oklahoma: Defending My Rights
Wednesday afternoon I was asked to do a TV interview with a national news program about homeschooling freedom in Oklahoma, where we live and where I was homeschooled as a […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
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Preparing our Homeschool for a New Year
I love starting a new year. I am a big fan of resolutions, goals and dreams as well. For me, the new year feels like a chance at a new […]
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30 Days of Thanks: Curriculum Choice
Join us in 30 Days of Thanks! We will be posting all month at NextGen Homeschool about some of the things we are personally thankful for, and when we do, […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
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30 Days of Thanks: Good Sibling Relationships
We will be posting all month at NextGen Homeschool about some of the things we are personally thankful for, and when we do, the post will include a link-up at […]
Homeschool How-To
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How to Choose Homeschool Math Curriculum
Math was never my best subject. That being said, this is my ninth year as a homeschool teacher, and I have had plenty of experience choosing math curriculum. From my […]
Homeschool Encouragement
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Harried Homeschool Mom? When to Get Help
I am a strong believer in the idea that life happens in seasons. And I freely admit that this past season has been a hectic, stressful, and busy one for […]
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Fall Brings Crisp Adventures, Fun Traditions
I love fall! After the summer heat and humidity in Oklahoma, the crisp cool air is a welcome change. This makes fall an ideal time for field trips. We go to […]
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All Good Parents “Homeschool”
I truly believe that all good parents are equipped to teach their children at home — because they are already doing so. From the moment a child is born, parents […]
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Flashback Friday: Guardian Academy’s Unit Study Presentation Day
In our homeschool this year… This year we at Guardian Academy (the little homeschool co-op I’m doing with my sister Elizabeth and her girls) are studying the Middle Ages using […]
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What’s Working: Preschool Busy Boxes
I was inspired last week by a vlog on Rachael Carman’s blog, HisSunflower.com, where she showed how she kept her younger children busy when she needed to spend time teaching […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
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First Day of Homeschool at Guardian Academy
In our homeschool this week… Today was officially our first day of homeschool here at Guardian Academy, as well as our first little co-op day, when my sister Elizabeth’s family […]
Faith & Family
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A Deuteronomy 6:7 Mission: Time for Change
As you may have read in previous posts, this spring my sister-in-law Renée and I attended a Teach Them Diligently Conference in Omaha that really changed my life. I realized […]
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Homeschooling High School: You Can Do It!
Many parents are worried about homeschooling high school. There are more records to keep, credits to prepare for and keep track of, the ACT/SAT tests to study for and take, […]
Faith & Family
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Teach Them Diligently Speaker Sound Bites
As I shared last week in my “Seven Key Take-Aways” post about the Teach Them Diligently Convention in Omaha, I was blessed to receive a message that I wasn’t exactly […]
Faith & Family
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Seven Key Take-Aways at Teach Them Diligently
My sister-in-law Renée and I decided to meet up at the Teaching Them Diligently Convention in Omaha last week. I went into it prepared as usual and expecting to have […]
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Ask a NextGen Homeschooler: Do You Homeschool During The Summer?
Welcome to “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler…” It’s your turn to ask the writers at NextGen Homeschool — formerly homeschooled moms who are now homeschooling our children — to weigh in on […]
Homeschool How-To
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Homeschool Conventions Part 3: Vendor Hall
Welcome to NextGen Homeschool’s Homeschool Conventions 2013 Series! This year the authors of NextGen Homeschool are covering several conferences all across the country, and we’ll be posting on the experience, […]
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Homeschool Conventions Part 2: Tulsa Speakers
Welcome to NextGen Homeschool’s Homeschool Conventions 2013 Series! This year the authors of NextGen Homeschool are covering several conferences all across the country, and we’ll be posting on the experience, […]
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Homeschool Conventions Part 1: OCHEC Tulsa
Welcome to NextGen Homeschool’s Homeschool Conventions 2013 Series! This year the authors of NextGen Homeschool are covering several conferences all across the country, and we’ll be posting on the experience, […]
Homeschool How-To
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Homeschool Conventions 101: How to Plan
We are quickly approaching the homeschool conventions season. I love this time of year, and every year I eagerly anticipate our local homeschool convention in Oklahoma. This year is going […]
Homeschool How-To
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Tuesday’s Tip: Must I finish every textbook?
Spring is in the air — at least in some parts of the country — and as you start counting the few weeks left until summer, you might be asking […]
Homeschool Encouragement
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Spring “break” or homeschool burnout?
Once again, it is spring break! Every year at about this time, I find myself needing the break. But I also get worried that taking one may put us behind […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
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Friday Flashback: Sunshine, golf & gladiators
In my life this week… The past few days have been gorgeous here in Northeast Oklahoma. Today it is in the mid 70s and sunny. My husband came home from […]
Homeschool How-To
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Identifying the learning styles of your children
When I first started homeschooling eight years ago, I didn’t really know much about learning styles. I also didn’t consider the differences in my girls learning styles when choosing our […]
What's Working
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What’s Working: The Story of the World
When my two eldest girls were in high school, we used and loved Diana Waring’s History Alive unit studies. I fully intended to continue to use the same curriculum this […]
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Hands-on Homeschool: How important is it to memorize basic math facts?
I remember that when I was in third grade in public school (way back in 1980), I memorized math facts. My family had moved to Iowa from Oklahoma halfway through […]
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Tuesday’s Tip: Find bargain curriculum, tools
I live in the homeschool-rich state of Oklahoma. There are an abundance of homeschoolers here because the freedom to homeschool is written into our state constitution. Therefore there is an […]