Ten on Tuesday: Honest, Helpful Homeschool Encouragement

There's so much to share in a homeschool week. 

I do love to interact with all of you on Instagram and Facebook during the week, but I want to "centralize" all of those weekly thoughts in one place.

Welcome to Ten on Tuesday!  

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Homeschooling an 8th Grader: An Honest Look at Challenge B

One of the great benefits of homeschooling is the education parents can receive - most often an education very unlike the one they received when THEY were young. 

It is an HONOR to learn alongside my daughter this year in Classical Conversations Challenge B as she tackles ideas and subjects that truly do CHALLENGE her. 

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How To Make Magnetic Slime (and Learn About The Periodic Table)

Magnetic Slime has been on my "to do" list for a long time.

Do you have one of those lists? (You know -- the "do this fun stuff with my kids" list?)

For me, the list usually consists of things I've seen on Pinterest that look SUPER fun, that I will save for "one day".

Guess what?

ONE DAY may never come. All we are guaranteed is today, so I am resolving to do these projects a lot more often! 

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