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Confessions of a Homeschooler

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Confessions of a Homeschooler

Sewing 101: How to Clean Your Iron

Sewing 101: How to Clean Your Iron
Home Economics / How To Quilt / quilting / Sewing  Quilting

Good morning! Do you get nasty brown gunk on the bottom of your iron? Worried it might come off and stain your fabric? Before you toss out that old iron and buy a new one, I wanted to share a quick and easy method for cleaning your iron and making…

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Fix It! Grammar Review

Fix It! Grammar Review
Curriculum / English / Grammar / Homeschool / Tip Tuesday  Reviews / Tip Tuesday

Hi everyone! As most of you know we are trying out a new English/Grammar curriculum this year and I’ve had several requests to do a review of that for you. We’ve been using Fix It! Grammar now for about 6 weeks and so far I really like it. I also…

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Expedition Earth: Mexico World Geography Unit

Expedition Earth: Mexico World Geography Unit
Expedition Earth / Geography / Homeschool / Mexico / World Geography  History / Mexico / World Geography

Did you know that Mexico has the second largest land border in the world? Do you know which border that is? If you guessed the Mexico/United States border then you are correct! The Mexico/U.S. border is 3,141 km (1,951 mi) long! Give yourself an extra point! There are over 100,000,000…

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2106-2017 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum

2106-2017 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum
2nd Grade / Curriculum / Homeschool / Tip Tuesday  2016curriculum / Our Curriculum / Tip Tuesday

Good morning! Today I’m sharing our 2016-2017 2nd Grade homeschool curriculum with you. I think this year is going to be really fun and  I’ll tell you all about it in the video! So to see what my 2nd grader will be doing this year watch our 2016-2017 2nd Grade…

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2016 September Monthly Meal Plan

2016 September Monthly Meal Plan
Monthly Meal Plan / Recipes / September  Monthly Meal Plan

Hey everyone! First thing, Happy Labor Day! I hope you all have a great day! Sadly for my kids, I forgot to add this as a holiday in our homeschool planner, so we’ll probably end up doing school today! Oh the horror! Second thing, wow August has been so crazy…

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Gingham Stars Quilt and a Pixie Noel Giveaway!

Gingham Stars Quilt and a Pixie Noel Giveaway!
Give Aways / Home Economics / quilting / Sewing  Quilting

Good morning! I have a super cute giveaway for you today! If you’re following me on Instagram you’ve already seen this cute star quilt, and it’s definitely become one of my faves. This pattern is from the Holiday Wishes book by Sherri falls. The fabric I used is called Pixie…

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2016-2017 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum

2016-2017 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
5th Grade / Curriculum / Homeschool / Tip Tuesday  2016curriculum / Our Curriculum / Tip Tuesday

Good morning! Today I’m sharing our 2016-2017 5th Grade homeschool curriculum with you. We’re making some changes around here this year, and I’ll tell you all about it in the video!   So to see what my 5th grader will be doing this year watch our 2016-2017 5th Grade Homeschool…

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Percy Jackson Literature Unit

Percy Jackson Literature Unit
6th Grade / 7th Grade / 8th Grade / Homeschool / Literature Units  Literature

I’m so excited to launch my first of hopefully many middle-school level literature units for you! Today’s release is the new literature unit for Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. It comes with chapter by chapter lesson plans as well as comprehension questions for each chapter too.     Teacher’s Manual:…

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FQS August Sew Sampler Box Review

FQS August Sew Sampler Box Review
Home Economics / quilting / Sewing  Reviews

  What is a Sew Sampler? The Sew Sampler Box is a monthly subscription quilting box that delivers surprise goodies right to your door! It’s $24.95/month and the boxes ship on the 20th of each month. There are at least 5 specially chosen items which may include fabric, notions, patterns,…

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Quilting 101: How to Wash a Quilt

Quilting 101: How to Wash a Quilt
Home Economics / How To Quilt / Laundry / quilting  Quilting

Hi friends! Today I’ll be showing you how to wash a quilt! There are several ways to go about washing your quilts, but today I’m just going to show you how I like to do it to help prevent any damage or bleeding of fabrics or thread.   Products I…

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