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What if I Had No Money for Curriculum?

October 3, 2016 By Jimmie Quick 40 Comments

I was recently pondering how blessed we are to have such fantastic homeschool resources in our home. And I also started thinking about what would happen if we lost all of that. How would we homeschool if we had none of those books on hand? And although it would be quite inconvenient not to have […]

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Foolproof Essay Conclusion Tricks

April 19, 2012 By Jimmie Quick 2 Comments

Writing compelling conclusions is very challenging. (I personally struggle with it — still!) But the good news is that a conclusion can follow a set pattern that is a meager three sentences. Just three sentences! Start with a restatement of the thesis statement, in different words, of course. Then add at least two additional wrap […]

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How Sprite Learned to Read

January 12, 2012 By Jimmie Quick 15 Comments

Carma invited me to join in her blog series on how each of her children learned to read. That’s reaching pretty far back for me since Sprite is twelve years old, but I love the topic. I started blogging when Sprite was already an independent reader, so it is not something that I ever wrote about. […]

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Public Speaking Victories

December 2, 2011 By Jimmie Quick 14 Comments

Sometimes the best part about a project is that it’s over. I guess that being twelve years old and giving your first speech is good explanation for the emotional roller coaster this project created. On my part, I renewed my title as a mean mamma and a “crazy English chick” through the process. Initially there was pleading that I […]

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Developing Your Language Arts Curriculum EBook

November 21, 2011 By Jimmie Quick 1 Comment

  For your convenience, I’ve compiled the 10 Days of Language Arts posts into an eBook — Designing Your Language Arts Curriculum. You can purchase the eBook securely with PayPal (via ejunkie.com) for only $3. After your purchase, you will be directed to a link where you can download the file. (The link does expire eventually, so don’t […]

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