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8 Proven Tips for a Successful Homeschool Transition

9th October 2021Written by Kris Cox

8 Proven Tips for a Successful Homeschool Transition

With COVID fears and our current world situation, there have been numerous families making the choice to homeschool for the first time over the last year. The National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI.org) gives the following homeschool statistics: There were about 3.7 million homeschool students in 2020-2021 in grades K-12 in the United States (roughly 6% to […]

10th April 2020Written by Kris Cox

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Make Learning Fun with We Love to Learn Stations Homeschooling is so much more than just doing school at home. It’s a lifestyle of learning where we’re taking every opportunity to help our children learn through real life as well as doing intentional formal studies. I encourage you to strive to make learning fun in […]

12th June 2019Written by Kris Cox

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Keep Your Summer Filled with FUN and LEARNING!

Summer is such a great time to relax and have fun together as a family, and to also build deeper relationships with our children! I love this time of year! I recently heard it said that we only have 18 summers with our children, so we need to make the best of each one of […]

3rd January 2019Written by Kris Cox

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The holidays are done, and the new year stretches before us. It’s time to begin a new semester of school…and I’m guessing that some of you may not be feeling very excited about getting back into a school schedule again. Maybe you feel a bit overwhelmed with the idea of a whole new semester ahead […]

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3rd October 2018Written by Kris Cox

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50 Great Games to Use For Learning! This is the fourth and final post in a series on using games for learning. The first three posts were on the benefits of using games, and then great games to use for teaching language arts and math: 12 Amazing Benefits of Teaching with Games Fun Educational […]

30th May 2018Written by Kris Cox

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$Fun Games to Teach and Strengthen Math Skills$

I love springtime and the culmination of another school year. It’s one of my favorite times of the year! It’s a time of finishing curriculum, feeling a sense of accomplishment plus anticipation for a fun summer ahead! Unfortunately, along with the fun of summer activities and relaxation comes the possibility of losing some of the […]

24th April 2018Written by Kris Cox

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I’ve always known playing games made learning so much more fun for our children. However, as I wrote my last post on the benefits of using games for teaching, I was excited to find studies and information that confirmed what I knew experientially: playing games truly does offer many educational benefits! Just a quick review […]

7th April 2018Written by Kris Cox

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12 Amazing Benefits of Teaching With Games

Over the years that we homeschooled, we played a lot of educational games to help our children learn. Phonics games, math games, geography games, strategy games, you name it, we probably played it! Our children really enjoyed learning through games! Even now that our children are adults, when we get together as a family, we […]

Category: Teaching with Games

8 Proven Tips for a Successful Homeschool Transition

Keep Your Summer Filled with FUN and LEARNING!

Finding Joy in Your Homeschool Journey

50 Great Games to Use for Learning

Fun Games to Teach and Strengthen Math Skills

Fun Educational Games for Learning Language Arts

12 Amazing Benefits of Teaching With Games