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FALL 2020 | VOLUME 11 ISSUE 2
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Advertiser Index
Across the Street and Around the State
Curriculum Talk: Math
Homeschool Options
5 Embracing Grace
By Jenn Warren
8 Different Paths Same Destination
8 Homeschooling: A Family Adventure
By Kelli Kruid
9 The Pandemic Helped Me Find Balance
By Stephanie Zimmerman
10 The Evolution of a Homeschool Mom
By Jamie Nosalek
12 When You Get Push-Back, Push-On
By Elizabeth Bailey
14 Connecting Our Learning & Our World Through
Current Events
By Amber Smith
16 Helping Our Children Overcome Their Fears
By Kim Stilwell
18 Creative Kids’ Corner
19 Congratulations Class of 2020
20 30 Years of the National Home Education Research
Institute
By Rebecca Ray
22 Homeschool Iowa Connect Recap
25 Homeschoolers Succeed in International
Competition
By Paula Lawson-Moore
26 Morning by Morning
By Lauren Johnson
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