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    Courage Takes Practice

    Courage Takes Practice a Color Theory Storybook for Young artists (Book One In The Courage Takes Practice Skills) Written & Illustrated by Amy Scheidegger Ducos. Check out the Press Release From Crayons to Emotions: Unveiling the Importance of Colors in Children’s Emotional Education. Charlie has been bullied in the past and as soon as I read the information for Courage Takes Pride I knew it was a book I wanted to read and share with Charlie as soon as possible. Before I began to read the story I enjoyed looking at the cover and the little girls on the front of the book. My favorite was the little girl in…

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    Changed Attitudes Bullying and Cyberbullying

    Since the 1980s, there has been a big increase in families transitioning from traditional public or private schools to homeschooling. You may be wondering the reason for this trend, but the answer is simple – it works! Homeschooling has changed drastically over the last 40 years. Laws have been amended, resources are more readily available, and attitudes around homeschooling have changed. As of 2016, over 1.7 million children were receiving a home school education. Here are just a few of the reasons why homeschooling is on the rise and has been for the past few decades. Increased Acceptance In 1998, Federal laws were amended to specifically include funding eligibility for…

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    He’s Not Just Teasing

    For our Christmas Gift Guide I would like to ask you to check out the children’s book  He’s Not Just Teasing  written by Jennifer Licate. I received copy of  He’s Not Just Teasing in exchange for a spot in this years Christmas Gift Guide for: Homeschool. Even though Jennifer Licate sent me a copy of He’s Not Just Teasing  in exchange for a spot in our Christmas Gift Guide Shopping for: Boys & Girls my family will use this book in our classroom. He’s Not Just Teasing is a quick-read chapter book focused on teaching children ages 9 through 12 the differences between teasing and bullying, and how to deal with both.  Parents can read this book with their children (or children could read on their…

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