Timberdoodle Blog — Family Living

Meet Juyne of Huntsville, Alabama

Meet Juyne of Huntsville, Alabama

We are a retired military family of 3 in a city with no family near. We homeschool and love it. How do you Timberdoodle? We have been using various Timberdoodle components for a few years now. We haven't tried a full curricula but wish to. Tell us about a typical school day at your house. We start about 8:00 and school various hours. We do a lot outside the home, too. We travel and go to group outings a lot. We cover math, science, history, geography, language arts, music, writing, typing, foreign language, and brain games. If we peeked inside...

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Meet Sheri of Virginia

Meet Sheri of Virginia

We are a military family that has a strong call to homeschool. We began our homeschooling journey 18 months ago and have enjoyed all the hands on learning that Timberdoodle has to offer. Constantly on the go homeschool made the most sense for our family. We enjoy art, music participating in obstacle course races and geocaching in our free time. How do you Timberdoodle? We first heard of Timberdoodle from an online search on homeschool curriculums. A few things drew us in such as the hands on nature, the custom curriculum kits which was huge for us with one child...

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Meet Amanda of New Oxford, Pennsylvania

Meet Amanda of New Oxford, Pennsylvania

Hi there! We are a family of 5, but soon to be 6 through adoption. We have two dogs  who are a part of our family also. It's Mom, Dad, Leeila and Avia. Our two dogs are Bentley and Tucker. Leeila loves learning by doing and experience. Avia loves tracing and learning her letters. Both girls love being outside and exploring nature. How do you Timberdoodle? We love Timberdoodle. The hands-on approach to learning is perfect for our family and keeps the girls excited to learn. I first heard of you through searching for curriculum for my girls. I can't...

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Meet Summer of Virginia

Meet Summer of Virginia

I’m a homeschooling mom to two wonderful boys, A and I. A is in the 6th grade and I is in the 4th. They have both been homeschooled since they started school. I also have a daughter who is about to turn 4. She loves to “homeschool” as well. And any day now we will welcome a new brother to our family. I was homeschooled and wanted to carry on the tradition with my children for a number of reasons. The number one reason being the family closeness that homeschooling brings. And just under that is the superior education homeschooling...

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December Reading Challenge

December Reading Challenge

Our reading challenge for December invites you to take the time to create special holiday memories with good books. See how many of the following challenges you can complete during the month of December. A few suggested titles are on the printable PDF, but we’re sure you’ll be able to come up with many of your own as well. You might want to choose a longer chapter book and/or an advent devotional book to read with the whole family every day throughout the month, then fill in with shorter picture books for other categories. Also, keep in mind that many...

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