Hello all this is a bit different for me. I am on the The Old Schoolhouse Crew. I review and have written for TOS on a contractor basis not employed. The following is an ad competition some of the Crew are in. There are prizes for the best written ad. I would love to hear [...]

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Hello all! I would like to clear up some questions about the two speech therapy programs I recently reviewed.
Review: Straight Talk homeschooling speech therapy!
Review: Super Star Speech, speech therapy made simple
First I want you to know that both of these products are good programs. I like them both. They are similar yet there are [...]

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Super Star Speech
By: Deborah Lott M. Ed. in Speech Language Pathology
Price: @ 13.00$-E-book versions to 23.00 Hard copy
Format: black and white E-book or hard copy (as seen on Super Star Speech web page)
I have needed speech therapy for 3 of my children. When I heard there was a homeschooling option you bet I was excited. [...]

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Regular moms vs Special Moms hit some nerves. This reprint was not meant to start a turf war!  We do not choose to be a mom of a child that is sick. If we could have one wish than ALL our kids would be healthy! That is beyond our ability so let us be able [...]

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In the last few days with this dust up over unschooling there have been all sorts of posts written for and against. I would like to point out that this type of unschooling is the extreme side of homeschooling but a VALID form of educating your child. Here is a wonderful family story of a [...]

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I was just blessed to have gone to the Midwest Homeschooling Convention. It was great. It was huge. It was overwhelming and budget straining. And I will happily go again next year!
The highs of conventions
-You can get out and see other families walking the same path.
-You get to meet many families that look similar to [...]

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Less than a week to Midwest Homeschooling Convention! Are you going?
This was last year’s  convention. You can see by the background the vendor’s hall is huge. Several people had luggage carriers to handle their  buys.
This is a fun convention. Here are few tips to make it work for you.
1.set a budget and KEEP with it. [...]

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Field trips are a fun way to add that special note to your homeschooling. When there is some safety concern or physical disability you need to plan ahead, but you can still do it!
Recently we went to the zoo. The kids had a blast. We needed to think ahead and anticipate the worst.
1.Take all medications [...]

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There are times you just need a laugh…

Tim Hawkins will be giving a performance Friday night at the Midwest Homeschooling Convention.
Here is another homeschooling video which is funny.

I hope you enjoy! Smile my friend it makes the day better!

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Do you have a child that needs some more work with a Left to Right awareness, acknowledging separate words, and staying on one line? This exercise is great for those issues!
I started with a plain paper and wrote ‘YOU ARE GREAT!’
Then starting at the left side put the pen on the paper and drag it [...]

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