Tag Archives: Planning and Prepping

Confessions of a Curriculum Junkie- Part 2

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Kristen

So when should I expect my homeschool hoarding phase to come to an end?  I can’t imagine that homeschoolers keep this level of material and resource acquisition up through high school.  I mean, sooner or later its gotta slow down … Continue reading →

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Flashback

Posted on March 9, 2012 by fumumogi

Shortly after the birth of my first daughter I dabbled in the blogosphere and kept a small blog where I attempted to capture some of the experiences of being a new mom.  I enjoyed having the creative outlet but eventually … Continue reading →

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So You’re Ready to Buy….

Posted on March 7, 2012 by fumumogi

Homeschooling is varied and homeschoolers themselves range from the exceptionally frugal to the exceedingly extravagant when it comes to stocking their household teaching supplies.  If you’re like me you prefer free but admit that there are those purchases you need and some you just flat-out want.  (And if … Continue reading →

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Under Construction

Posted on March 4, 2012 by fumumogi

I’m expanding my little home here on the information superhighway. Have you noticed the recent changes on my website?  They’re previews of some of the fun things I have planned for Teaching Stars.  I’m busy working “behind the scenes” on … Continue reading →

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Learning Together…

Posted on February 29, 2012 by fumumogi

The more practice I get homeschooling my three daughters, the better I get about coming up with ways to include varying learning-levels at one time while still keeping everyone’s attention.  For example, there’s an alphabet match-up game I do with … Continue reading →

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I get by with a little help from my friends

Posted on September 23, 2011 by fumumogi

As my family forges its way deeper into the heart of homeschooling I find myself constantly overwhelmed, awed, and indebted to  the homeschooling community.  I suppose it really shouldn’t have come as such a surprise to me that homeschooling would … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Education

Posted on September 2, 2011 by fumumogi

I stated before that our homeschooling path is classically eclectic.  I am currently rereading some of my old Montessori books while preparing for our upcoming unit on Prehistory.  One thing that always stood out in my mind about the Montessori … Continue reading →

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Whoooah Motivation!

Posted on August 16, 2011 by fumumogi

**Motivation  is the driving force by which humans achieve their goals. I’ve really jumped into the preparation of our upcoming prehistory unit this week.  To say I am having fun with it would be a severe understatement.  I am so … Continue reading →

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Prep and Planning

Posted on August 11, 2011 by fumumogi

As you can probably tell from my lack of posts recently its been a rather busy period over here and blogging has been relegated to the back burner.  I also wasn’t intending to take a summer break from homeschooling but … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Curriculum Junkie

Posted on June 3, 2011 by fumumogi

Hello.  My name is Kristen and I am a curriculum junkie.  (Any others out there raise your hands!) As I embark on our homeschooling journey I have felt the allure of “more is more” and somehow feel that acquiring as many supplies and … Continue reading →

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