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Too much advice can be overwhelming! Here are a few tips to help you avoid advice overload

Aug 8, 20223 min read

Too much advice can be overwhelming! Here are a few tips to help you avoid advice overload

As a homeschool educator, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed with too much advice from too many people. It can be challenging to...

"Budgeting beyond curriculum: what home educators need to know!"

Yolanda Newton

Aug 2, 20224 min read

"Budgeting beyond curriculum: what home educators need to know!"

In any given year, the average home educator in the United States spends hundreds of dollars to educate their student at home. It's been...

Yolanda Newton

Jul 21, 20222 min read

My box of goodies for when I'm sick

As I write this article, I am sneezing and blowing my nose every two minutes. Being sick is the worse. It's especially trying when it...

Personality Quiz: What Type of Curriculum Matches Your Style?

Yolanda Newton

May 28, 20221 min read

Personality Quiz: What Type of Curriculum Matches Your Style?

If you're a home educator, you know that finding a curriculum that meshes with your own style can be challenging. That's why we've...

Old Maid: Learning From A Classic Card Game

Yolanda Newton

May 22, 20222 min read

Old Maid: Learning From A Classic Card Game

The classic card game Old Maid is a fun affordable way to improve a variety of academic and social skills for students!

Get Er' Done: Homeschooling with the Pomodoro Technique

Yolanda Newton

May 6, 20223 min read

Get Er' Done: Homeschooling with the Pomodoro Technique

Use this proven technique to help you get through your "school day" quickly, efficiently, and without burning out!

Yolanda Newton

Apr 29, 20221 min read

May Giveaway!

Are you a homeschooler in the state of Florida that needs a portfolio evaluation? Enter to have it done by an experienced evaluator for...

Think Deeper, Increase Focus, Learn the Human Experience: Study Classic Lit! PLUS complete lesson.

Yolanda Newton

Apr 21, 20223 min read

Think Deeper, Increase Focus, Learn the Human Experience: Study Classic Lit! PLUS complete lesson.

Classic lit? Dry! Boring! Pointless! Outdated! Of no use? Entirely too difficult to teach or learn? Here's why it is none of those things!

Current Events Inspired Lesson: A new Supreme Court Justice? Includes a bonus lesson!

Yolanda Newton

Mar 23, 20223 min read

Current Events Inspired Lesson: A new Supreme Court Justice? Includes a bonus lesson!

Inspired by current events, teach students about the Supreme Court in an interactive way. As a bonus teach how to read a dissenting opinion.

"Four Year College Degree Not Required!"

Yolanda Newton

Mar 5, 20222 min read

"Four Year College Degree Not Required!"

In today's economy, a bachelor's degree is no longer a guarantee of a good job with a livable salary. There are plenty of jobs and...

Spread Knowledge and Inspire Students to "Lift Every Voice And Sing"

Yolanda Newton

Feb 15, 20222 min read

Spread Knowledge and Inspire Students to "Lift Every Voice And Sing"

Make sure you check out the mini-lesson at the bottom of the article so that you can teach this song to your student. The song, "Lift...

Three ideas to help improve your student's listening skills

Yolanda Newton

Feb 8, 20223 min read

Three ideas to help improve your student's listening skills

Listening skills are often neglected or taken for granted. Listening is an essential skill in participating in everyday life; the more...

Teaching kids how to listen (and why it's important)

Yolanda Newton

Jan 31, 20222 min read

Teaching kids how to listen (and why it's important)

Have you ever given your child, student, or employee a set of instructions and it seems like they simply couldn't understand the words...

Don't Think Your Kid Should Practice Writing? Think again!

Yolanda Newton

Jan 21, 20223 min read

Don't Think Your Kid Should Practice Writing? Think again!

Trying to get students to write can be an absolute nightmare! Very often kids push back at writing. It can be difficult for an educator...

Challenge Tasks: What They Are And How To Use Them

Yolanda Newton

Dec 12, 20213 min read

Challenge Tasks: What They Are And How To Use Them

What are challenge tasks? How can they assist you to help your student learn on a deeper level and you a perhaps much-needed break?

5 kinds of students who should read Kate Chopin

Yolanda Newton

Dec 5, 20212 min read

5 kinds of students who should read Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin is an important classic author. But does that mean your student should read her?

Distance Learning Is Not Equal To Drop Out

Yolanda Newton

Jul 14, 20219 min read

Distance Learning Is Not Equal To Drop Out

Shame on the New York Times for its article "When School Is Voluntary." While I understand that it's an opinion piece, this is one piece...

How To use Olympic Athletes In Your Lessons

Yolanda Newton

Jul 5, 20213 min read

How To use Olympic Athletes In Your Lessons

If you're anything like me, you love using what is around you to inspire lessons. The summer of 2021 will present lots of opportunities...

Every kid should read Julius Caesar! I'll prove it!

Yolanda Newton

Jun 13, 20212 min read

Every kid should read Julius Caesar! I'll prove it!

If you asked 100 people to list some "must-read" classic pieces of literature people touch on during a well-rounded education, most...

Yolanda Newton

May 28, 20212 min read

Humanities Heroes Introduction

I remember my first college classes. One in particular class I recall was a Social Sciences class. The class was held in a repurposed...