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Time to Breathe - Collage Friday

A full week of no school has been just what the doctor ordered.

The kids have been working SO HARD, and when I stopped to relax I realize I had been working hard, too. 

Dad was working this week  so the kids and I spent our mornings sleeping in and our days reading, relaxing, and doing things we enjoy. 

I like this idea of schooling for 6 or 7 weeks and then taking a full week off, and I'm glad our Classical Conversations community has a calendar that follows this schedule.

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How I Teach Math In Our Homeschool

  

teaching homeschool math

 

Math is IMPORTANT. Many would argue it is perhaps one of THE most important subjects for our children.

I have a two prong approach to math in our homeschool:

Make math ENGAGING and FUN, but also include a lot of STRUCTURE, DRILL, and REPETITION.

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