| Is homeschooling something YOU could
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| | a mystery about Ancient Egypt called
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| do?Perhaps you are not happy with your
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| | Mara, Daughter of the Nile, and discuss
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| other options, and you are starting to
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| | whether you think the people in the book
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| toy with this idea. But you can't
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| | behave like modern Americans or like
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| imagine yourself doing it. After all,
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| | ancient Egyptians. If you are Christian
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| doesn't it take a superwoman to juggle
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| | or Jewish, you can work in Joseph and his
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| lessons and all the other things Moms
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| | story. You can give writing assignments
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| have to do?Take it from a homeschooling
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| | on Egypt appropriate to the age of your
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| veteran, you can do it IF you love your
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| | kids, and go over lists of spelling words
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| kids. That's the only qualification. As
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| | for them using the effective method
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| you move through the homeschooling
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| | outlined in a multi-age spelling book
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| journey, you will develop the skills you
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| | called Spelling Power.If this sounds like
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| need, as you need them. That's how
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| | more than you want to create on your own,
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| jugglers start--juggling just one thing.
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| | just look around for a published unit
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| Then they add another, and after a while
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| | study on it. Go to a search engine and
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| another. And here's another secret:
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| | type in "unit study Egypt homeschool,"
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| homeschooling can actually be easier than
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| | and you will see quite a few options for
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| the standard soccer mom routine. Soccer
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| | you.Structuring your day is a question
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| moms are everywhere but home, juggling
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| | for you to ponder. Many homeschoolers
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| same-age activities that are different
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| | get all their less-fun schoolwork done in
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| for each kid (unless you have twins). In
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| | the morning, leaving the afternoon for
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| contrast, when you homeschool, you focus
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| | projects, goofing off, housework, or
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| on what you can all do together.Here's
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| | whatever. If you want to include your
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| one option for larger families.
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| | child in an organized activity, you can
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| Homeschoolers look for activities that
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| | join regularly schooled children in their
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| their kids can share, working with the
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| | sports teams in the late afternoon. But
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| fact that their ages are different. You
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| | there are daytime activities too. You can
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| can all study one topic, peeling off
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| | also ask around--some of these activities
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| different layers of it for kids of
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| | providers are creating daytime classes
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| different ages. You can all study this
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| | (in gymastics, for example) for
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| topic and various aspects of it for a
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| | homeschoolers. You do have to be careful
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| month or so, and then move on to another.
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| | to avoid burnout here, though. If you the
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| This structure is called a unit study.
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| | parent are teaching in the morning,
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| You don't have to invent them,
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| | grading in the early afternoon (or near
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| either--plenty of moms who have invented
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| | bedtime), and operating weekly field
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| one have published it.Other options
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| | trips in the afternoon, you have to watch
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| include using workbooks and curriculum so
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| | how much soccer-mom running around you
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| that each child has something to work on
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| | do. You can't do it all.But you do want
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| that is appropriate for his age, such as
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| | your children to be "socialized." Here's
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| at . These all come with an answer
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| | a question homeschoolers get all the
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| key--you don't need to be a college
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| | time: "Aren't you worried about
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| graduate to make sure your kid is getting
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| | socialization for your child?" Here's
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| the right answer. In fact, many
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| | the answer: you have the ability to
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| homeschoolers do almost no direct
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| | choose whom your child socializes with,
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| teachiing--their kids learn from the book
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| | unlike parents of schooled children. You
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| or workbook. (This is a great study
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| | do have to go out of your way to set it
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| skill for college!) There are also
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| | up. And you can count socialization with
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| correspondence schools that do all the
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| | adults--that's the best kind, after all.
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| teaching for you, if your child needs
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| | Adults are generally well-mannered and
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| that. An example of that is For
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| | kind. Unsupervised schoolkids often are
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| Christians, there is plenty of available
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| | not. Homeschooled kids are usually quite
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| curriculum. Alpha Omega Publications
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| | comfortable talking to adults! Don't you
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| produces a broad range of workbooks, and
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| | want your kids to be like that?A
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| they include activities you can do
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| | homeschool co-op is one of the best
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| together. Sonlight produces a curriculum
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| | solutions to the need for socialization.
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| that focuses on historical fiction. If
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| | If you meet once a week with other
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| you buy one module, you can use much of
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| | homeschoolers for class or field trips,
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| it for several children who are less than
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| | your child gets well-supervised social
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| about four years apart in age. There are
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| | interaction, and can learn and grow
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| also curriculums that focus on high
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| | socially in a way that a schooled child
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| academic achievement, such as Covenant
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| | cannot. Bullying is simply not a problem
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| Home Curriculum. I used both Sonlight
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| | for homeschoolers! So how do you find a
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| and Covenant Home and was pleased with
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| | co-op? You have to ask other
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| them. I used plenty of curriculum from A
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| | homeschoolers. If your area has a
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| Beka to fill gaps as well. For more
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| | homeschooling convention, by all means go
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| information on low-cost curriculum, you
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| | to it, and go to workshops if they have
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| can try .Here's an example of a unit
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| | any. You need to network with other
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| study for Ancient Egypt. You head to the
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| | homeschoolers until you find or can
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| library and check out lots of books for
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| | create a co-op.Lastly, how will you find
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| the different ages of your kids, all
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| | support? Homeschooling is not for the
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| about Egypt. You figure out math
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| | faint of heart, and it's not for the
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| problems related to building
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| | unsupported parent, either. You will
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| pyramids--all about triangles, for
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| | need to find someone to share your
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| instance, or calculating the barley
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| | challenges with. Many homeschooling
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| harvest in 2000 BC. For art you can
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| | parents support each other online. There
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| observe and copy Egyptian paintings,
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| | are plenty of discussion forums attached
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| using high-quality markers and background
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| | to homeschooling Web sites, such as at .
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| grids to help you transfer the image (the
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| | There are plenty of e-mail groups for
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| Egyptians used grids too). You can study
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| | homeschoolers also. Again, ask around
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| hieroglyphics and what sounds they stand
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| | until you find the right one for
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| for. You can read about Egypt together.
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| | you.Here's the answer to the
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| For the older kids you can have them read
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| | homeschooling question: You can do it!
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