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  • How to Homeschool Preschool without Regrets
    Learning at Home | Skills | Resources | Home Education | Charlotte Mason and the Early Years

    How to Homeschool Preschool without Regrets

    ByAmy August 19, 2018May 22, 2020
    This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Charlotte Mason for the Early Years

    When it comes to homeschooling, I’m only just starting out in the game. While it’s been on my radar since my oldest child was a baby, he’s not even five yet, and while we have a ‘morning time’ most days, it’s just a drop in the ocean of experience to years of teaching a curriculum…

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    A Home Preschool Schedule with the Child at Heart

    ByAmy June 13, 2016February 20, 2019

    [sc name=”Disclosure”] Before my oldest son was born, I took to the internet to figure out what age I might need to start formally home educating. I assumed it would be around the age of three, for preschool. There were, and still are, lots of home educating bloggers sharing their home preschool curricula and schedules…

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    Five Reasons to Stop Making Excuses, Bundle Up, and Get Outside with the Kids

    ByAmy May 19, 2016May 12, 2020

    My relationship with the outdoors, historically, is mixed. I remember enjoying some outside activities when I was growing up in Indiana. As a family, we went hiking in state parks and wandered to the creek near our house. These are fond memories, but I have even more memories of sluggish, sweaty  summers of band camp, snow…

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    About | Our Journey

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    ByAmy May 16, 2016May 12, 2020

    Hi, I’m Amy, and I have seen one too many pins on Pinterest with home-school curriculums for preschoolers that center on worksheets, complicated activities, and parent-directed teaching. Learning in the early years is near and dear to my heart. When I started this blog, my husband, Carl, and I had two little boys, N. age 2…

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