Summer, long car rides, and picnic blanket lunches - even occasional rainy days are all great times to introduce new ways to learn math with fun math games.
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Mary Ellen Barrett July 14, 2019 3,543 Views
Summer, long car rides, and picnic blanket lunches - even occasional rainy days are all great times to introduce new ways to learn math with fun math games.
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Mary Ellen has a fun craft for children to create pocket shrines honoring the Blessed Mother and the Sacred Heart of Jesus in their months of May and June.
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Mary Ellen Barrett says family traditions are not only fun but extremely appealing to children because structure and routine are of great comfort to them.
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A salt dough Crown of Thorns is a Lenten craft idea that you can use to point your children toward the Cross and show how their sacrifices will bear fruit.
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The secret to getting organized is to carve out an hour every week and treat it as sacrosanct to keep up with grading, planning, and tidying the shelves.
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The haven of homeschooling allows children to build up their resilience and acquire skills and formation to bring the change the world so desperately needs.
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Join Mary Ellen Barrett and her family to invite Advent into your homeschool, creating traditions that will bind children to both their faith and family.
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Mary Ellen Barrett shares five tried and true benefits of homeschooling and why including margin space gives children the room to just be themselves.
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Mary Ellen challenges that while being a fiercely productive homeschool mom is not easy, the rewards are enormous, and if you follow these three simple tips you will see your productivity skyrocket.
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As a young mom, Mary Ellen Barrett was caught off-guard when someone woke in the night sniffling, coughing, or worse, so she made up this shelf of supplies.
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What will homeschooling look like tomorrow? Mary Ellen Barrett asked five Seton Magazine contributors for their thoughts on the future of homeschooling.
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Mary Ellen Barrett on instilling a joy of learning in our children and why Seton Home Study School is adding more Read-Aloud books to the Pre-K curriculum.
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Mary Ellen Barrett may not be a major league enthusiast but recognizes the importance of fitness and students learning cooperation and teamwork in sports.
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Mary Ellen Barrett has spoken to hundreds of Seton moms and shares their best tips and tricks for using the lesson plans and getting the school work done.
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Mary Ellen Barrett says this is a perfect time of the year for some all-important faculty team-building activities. She's speaking of you and your spouse.
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Seton's entire curriculum is infused with the Catholic Faith but Mary Ellen Barrett says it is most effectively and solidly presented in its religion books.
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From the 20 “All Time Most Popular Articles”: Mary Ellen Barrett shares her tips and humor for dealing with people who distrust your homeschooling decision.
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Use the anti-homeschooling comments, made to make you feel bad about your decision, as opportunities to show you are sure and unwavering in your commitment.
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Mary Ellen Barrett says homeschool families have a unique opportunity to instill a love of country and nurture a child’s natural instinct toward patriotism. It has been said that the ...
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Mary Ellen Barrett shows how easy it can be to teach hospitality to children. Whether with friends or family, a meal is the quickest way to show love.
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