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God's Story Old Testament Bible Study for Kids

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Steps to wrapping up the school year

3 Steps to Wrapping Up the Homeschool Year

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3 Tips for Teaching Your Highly Distractible Child to Read

January 6 By Kim Sorgius 15 Comments

6 Jan

Let me describe one of my more “distractible” sons (which means that teaching him to read was…challenging). By the age of 8, he had already broken two bones and been in the ER more than most people in a lifetime. His feet are rarely on the floor. He can’t sit still. He is interested in everything…but never for very long….
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too early for chapter books

Is It too Early for My Child to Read Chapter Books?

July 11 By Kim Sorgius 16 Comments

11 Jul

It’s absolutely the coolest part of being a first grade teacher. One day, without much warning a child will suddenly “get it.” Reading a book goes from laborious phonetic stuttering to an eloquent and coherent sentence. As a teacher, it’s rewarding. Honestly, it’s the one thing that kept me coming back to first grade. But as a parent, it’s far…
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homeschool list for horse lovers

Ultimate Homeschool List for Horse Lovers

January 25 By Kim Sorgius 29 Comments

25 Jan

They call it the horse bug and she’s got it bad. My daughter simply can not get enough! She owns dozens of horse books and checks out new ones from the library each week. To say that she loves horses is really a major understatement. Naturally, I wanted to capitalize on this interest in our homeschool. Here is the ultimate…
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How to Get Kids to Stay in Bed

January 9 By Kim Sorgius 67 Comments

9 Jan

Bedtime often comes with a headache and a wave of nausea for parents. Visions of temper tantrums and creeping-feet-out-of-bed-for-the-15th-time haunt us senseless. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Bedtime can be an enjoyable time in your home. How to get your kids to stay in bed will teach you how you can get them to do that and…
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Developing independent learners

October 3 By Kim Sorgius 26 Comments

3 Oct

I sat at the picnic table flipping through my Bible study when the two ladies walked up. My kids were playing on the playground happily and I was enjoying a little time in the Word. I smiled a hello and went back to my reading. But the moms couldn’t get over it. Convinced that I was a bad mom they…
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organizing school supplies

September 14 By Kim Sorgius 10 Comments

14 Sep

I don’t know about you, but there is nothing more annoying that sitting down for a great math lesson only to find that your child didn’t bother to get a pencil out. Or perhaps you are more bothered by the world’s greatest homeschool mystery- “where are all of the scissors?” Well, we have solved this problem in our home. Several…
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Single Mom Homeschooling

September 3 By Kim Sorgius 42 Comments

3 Sep

I picture her the same way you do: homeschooling momma driving a 15 passenger van, wearing handmade jean skirts and grinding her own wheat to bake bread. Her husband arrives home from a long day at work and leads the family in Bible reading and prayer time as they finish up a home cooked meal. Together the whole family cleans…
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Being a single mom

On the Life of a Single Mom

August 7 By Kim Sorgius 104 Comments

7 Aug

A note for our readers: This post was originally written in August of 2012. A shame as dirty as the floor washed over me as I pulled the number from the dispenser. Babies wailed and mommas fidgeted. Numbers were called one-by-one. Brokenness filled the room. I couldn’t help but wonder about the circumstances that had left each person applying for…
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homeschool planning

12 Steps for How to Plan Your Homeschool Year

July 10 By Kim Sorgius 17 Comments

10 Jul

When Wal-mart starts to clear away the picnic baskets and beach towels, they roll in massive towers of glue sticks and spiral bound notebooks. Ah, the smell of new curriculum and sharpened pencils completely excites me. No really. That and homeschool planning make me smile. As a former teacher, I could hardly wait for each new year to start! I…
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top 10 must have items for homeschooling

May 29 By Kim Sorgius 25 Comments

29 May

It would be easy for me to write a post here about 10 homeschooling items that you simply can not live without, but I fear that you might leave feeling defeated and inadequate if you were unable to have one or more of these items. Knowing my tendencies toward such thinking, I want to remind you in advance that this…
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open concept homeschool room idea

A Tale of Two Homeschool Room Ideas

May 24 By Kim Sorgius 57 Comments

24 May

If you are anything like me, the thought of organizing your homeschool room can get you a little excited (and…maybe a bit overwhelmed). There are so many homeschool room ideas out there, I thought I would share two that I’ve used in the past and what has worked best for our family. The Official Room My first official school room…
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the scarlet letter {my story part II}

May 23 By Kim Sorgius 8 Comments

23 May

Read Part I…Purple Slippers The year is 1642. A young woman is led from the town prison of a small Puritan village. In her arms, she carries an infant and on her heart she wears a scarlet letter “A.” Her head hangs low in disgrace. I clearly remember reading this tale in high school. Hawthorne’s words danced in my soul,…
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Before I Became #NotConsumed

May 21 By Kim Sorgius 13 Comments

21 May

Every Saturday morning she made pancakes. In her nightgown and purple slippers, my mom would breakdance on the kitchen floor as we waited for the pancakes to bubble. It’s a memory that often brings a smile to my face. Growing up, my mom was fun. She knew how to laugh and have a good time…even when life was really busy….
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Christi, single homeschooling mom of 7

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What an encouragement your words have been to me! The practical tips and realistic systems that you share are so super helpful, but what I have appreciated the most has been your genuine heart for the Lord and for the things of the Lord. What I sense through your words is a heart submitted to the Lord, clinging to Him instead of to bitterness. Walking a path that you never signed up for, painfully aware of your brokenness and inadequacies, but keeping your eyes focused on the only Giver of Life. You have a testimony of victory, of overcoming, Kim. Your life-giving words boast of the faithfulness of a God who hears and sees and knows and provides and comforts. A God who doesn't change.

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