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How Many Hours a Day Should You Spend Homeschooling?

The short answer is – much less time than traditional school. If you’re talking mainly about how much time sitting at a table, working on book work, then here are my recommendations: Less than an hour of desk/ table type work in kindergarten & 1st grade 45-60 minutes for 2nd-3rd 1-2 hours for 4th grade …

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5 Surprising Reasons to Use Memory Work in Homeschool

If you want to master calculus, you have to understand basic math first. If you want to be a brain surgeon, you have to take Biology 101. If you want to be a concert pianist, you have to be able to find middle C & play your scales. Learning the fundamentals is the first step …

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Creating a Realistic Homeschool Schedule for Your Family

Today, I’m going to explain how to think about and create a homeschool schedule that will work for your family. The freedom and flexibility in homeschooling is a wonderful thing, but the flip side of that same coin is it can feel like a daunting task to plan out exactly what your homeschool might look …

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