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Antonio Vivaldi Composer Study
Growing up I knew absolutely nothing about composers or classical music. With the exception of the tune of Ode to Joy thanks to the Drink Milk Love Life commercials back in the 90’s (what I’ve since learned: the commercial lied; milk doesn’t make everyone love life). Was this commercial just a Canadian thing? So, despite my…
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The Best Adoption Picture Books
I can’t believe I’ve never shared an adoption picture book list here on the blog yet! Truth be told they aren’t the easiest of books to find, at least not good ones, but we’ve read a number of them and today we are sharing some of our favorites. Adoption is a topic that has always…
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The Best Picture Books of 2018 – Part One
Now that we are a couple of months into 2018 I wanted to share some of our favorite picture books that have been published so far this year! We have previously shared our absolute favorite picture books from 2017 and the ones from 2016. I already feel like I know some of these books will…
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Homeschool Without a Curriculum
When we first started homeschooling I knew right away that I didn’t want to invest my money into a curriculum. I imagine curriculum can be good for some people and families but it just does not mesh with my personality or homeschool goals. Says the woman educated as a teacher, the irony is not lost on…
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What is Intentional Homeschooling?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the name of this site, Intentional Homeschooling, I still really like the name but as we get further into our homeschool journey I’ve been realizing how much homeschooling is a lifestyle for us and not something we “do”. If you are on the newsletter list you will have gotten…
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Twelve of the Best Novels for Grade Two
It feels like forever since I’ve written a book list! I used to do them every week but I took a little break and it’s been hard to get back in the habit, but I plan on bringing them back every two weeks, if there is a specific genre/type of book list you would like,…