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Melissa Morgan

Melissa Morgan


Columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Melissa L. Morgan is the co-author of Educational Travel on a Shoestring and Homeschooling on a Shoestring. With her husband, Hugh, she has homeschooled their three children from birth, taking advantage of many educational opportunities in the real world. She invites you to visit her website at www.eaglesnesthome.com.


Homeschooling Articles by Melissa Morgan

Education Vacations Try educational vacations for hands-on geography and more.

The Joy of Chores

Character Matters for Kids Teaching good character on a slim budget.

Group Activities Group activities and field trips on a shoestring.

Physical Education on a Shoestring Inexpensive physical education for your preschooler.

Testing Tips For Little Ones What do your little ones know?

Exploring Interests in the Real World: Third Grade Tips Third grade on a shoestring.

Hands-On Second Grade on a Shoestring

First Grade on a Shoestring

Every Day a Holiday Juice up your preschool with holiday units.

Preschool Prep for Pennies How to do preschool at home inexpensively.

Getting Ready to Read How to teach the skills your little ones need to be ready to read.

Nursery Rhymes and "Tot Lit" Teach your little ones the joy of reading with "tot lit".

Geography for Little Ones Preschool geography can be all fun and games.

Arts & Crafts Low-cost craft activities that bring activities to life for little ones.

History for Preschoolers Help your preschoolers learn history and love doing it.

Music for Tots Teaching preschoolers to sing and play inexpensive instruments.

Science for Tots Teaching science to your preschoolers and getting everyone else involved at the same time.

Getting Ready to Write How to get a preschooler ready for handwriting.

Special Needs Preschool Resources to help you teach preschoolers with special needs.

Preschool for Pennies How to teach your preschoolers almost for free.

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know? What does your preschooler need to learn, and how can you teach it?

Organize Your Homeschool On a Budget

Superior Science on a Shoestring Science on a small budget.

Mighty Math for Pennies

Social Studies: Fun, Free, or Cheap Social studies, practically for free.

Worldview on a Shoestring Teaching worldview on a limited budget.

Real World Learning for Less Inexpensive real-world learning.

How to Avoid the 12 Most Common Curriculum Money Traps

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Narration Beats Tests

Critical Thinking and Logic

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Teach Your Children to Work

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

I Was an Accelerated Child

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

The Gift of a Mentor

Who Needs the Prom?

What We Can Learn from the Homeschooled 2002 National Geography Bee Winners

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Shakespeare Camp

Teaching Blends

Bears in the House

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Myth of the Teenager

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

AP Courses At Home

Character Matters for Kids

University Model Schools

The Charlotte Mason Method

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Combining Work and Homeschool

Montessori Math

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Start a Nature Notebook

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

The Benefits of Debate

A Reason for Reading

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Classical Education

The History of Public Education

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

How to Win the Geography Bee

Getting Organized Part 3

Laptop Homeschool

Phonics the Montessori Way