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Don’t We Love Our Bees!

Our wellness week turned into a bees -filled homeschool adventure — natural cold remedies, honey science, bee life cycles, beeswax crafts

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Excited To Share Our Slow Days, Big Feelings & Wellness

This week in our homeschool turned into a gentle Wellness Week as colds made us slow down. Instead of forcing bookwork, we focused on emotional learning, mood charts, kid-friendly yoga,…

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You’ll Love This Week’s Trojan Horse Theme!

This week in our homeschool is going to be epic — quite literally — because we’re diving into Greek mythology with a spotlight on the Trojan War and the legendary…

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Jihane Petticrew
EARTH MAMA
Welcome to Better Without, where you can find anything related to homeschooling 3 kids, clean eating and beauty routine. Join me in my quest to make things more earthy, Better Without All that Bother You

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