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Free time. Play time. Unstructured time. Whatever you call it, chances are more learning is happening during that non-teaching time than you might have imagined.

2018 30+ free summer kid activities
Free Time Homeschool 

Free and Low-Cost Community-Based Summer Activities

May 10, 2018 alessa free

Those lazy days of summer can get pretty monotonous after a couple of weeks. If you’re looking for an alternative

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Free Time Gifted Homeschool 

11 Favorite Books of Barack Obama to Share With Your Child

December 21, 2016December 20, 2018 alessa books, Obama, reading

  Love or hate his politics, you can’t deny that President Barack Obama adores children – almost as much as

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Free Time Gifted Social Emotional 

Online Bullies: When Your Kid Trolls

August 1, 2016July 31, 2016 alessa cyberbullying, friendship, Hoagies Gifted, online, trolls

You’ve heard the Internet maxim: Don’t feed the trolls! Yet, some days, the temptation to trump trolls with facts and

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Free Time Homeschool Teaching Tips 

Homeschool Hacks To Keep Babies and Preschoolers Occupied

November 2, 2015July 8, 2016 alessa hack, homeschool, preschoolers, toddlers

One of the loudest cries for help new homeschool moms make is: What do I do with my baby /

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Banned Book Week
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Be a Rebel: Read a Banned Book

September 28, 2015December 20, 2016 alessa banned books, books, reading

Growing up in the 70s, Judy Blume was a controversial author in the Catholic school circles of Baltimore. I had

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Free Time Learning Disabilities 

Online Friends: The Great Equalizer

August 24, 2015October 22, 2018 Kim Bell friendship, Kim Bell, online, special needs

As a speech and language pathologist, I am always looking for ways to enhance the communication skills and socialization of

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Pump Up The Grades
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Healthy Body = Good Math Grades

August 18, 2015October 17, 2015 alessa achievement, math, physical fitness

No joke: “A healthy body leads to a healthy mind”. More than just a ploy to get kids out from

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Free Time Social Emotional 

Online Friends: Setting Healthy Boundaries

August 17, 2015October 22, 2018 Chi Huang Chi Huang, friendship, online

Friends make us happy. We know it from our everyday lives, as well as research. Positive psychology has shown that

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Free Time Social Emotional 

Online Friends: Are You For Real?

August 10, 2015October 22, 2018 Tracy Chatters friendship, online, Tracy Chatters

Back in the olden days when my Internet connection was dial-up, few people were discussing online friends. In the basements

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Free Time Homeschool 

Signing Up For Sports

June 1, 2015December 30, 2018 alessa sports

A healthy body leads to a healthy mind. We’ve all heard that statement, but how often do we, as parents,

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Life Happens

Sometimes life comes along and hijacks your best laid curricular plans. That can be a good thing.

Everyday learning happens - sometimes beginning with the most innocent question.

Follow your child's whimsy.
Ask good questions.
Go for a walk.
Listen.
Get Messy.
Laugh.
Explore.
Debate.

Above all else, have fun.

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