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Marla Szwast

Let’s Stop Chasing Educational Utopias

When we obsess about finding the perfect way to educate our children, we get lost in the search. In the meantime, our children’s education…

5 min readMay 11, 2021

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Let’s Stop Chasing Educational Utopias

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Marla Szwast
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The Homeschool Nook

5 Ways to Liven Up Sight Words Reading Practice

Sight word practice doesn’t need to be a boring chore. Here are some ways to liven it up while getting your kids moving, so you can get all…

7 min readMar 30, 2021

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5 Ways to Liven Up Sight Words Reading Practice

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Marla Szwast

How Fine Motor Skills Build the Brain

I walked into the kitchen to find a pile of peeled paint chips all over the floor, in front of the door, again. Yes, I had a toddler who…

6 min readMar 11, 2021

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How Fine Motor Skills Build the Brain

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Marla Szwast
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The Homeschool Nook

2 Things That Ruin Your Chances of Homeschool Success

There are two key relationships that can sabotage homeschool success. Your relationship with the child and the child’s relationship with…

8 min readFeb 27, 2021

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2 Things That Ruin Your Chances of Homeschool Success

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Marla Szwast

25 Quick & Easy Ways to Get Kids Moving Indoors

Ever wonder why kids have trouble concentrating on rainy days? I mean, when it’s yucky, cold, and gray outside, why should they be…

4 min readJan 30, 2021

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25 Quick & Easy Ways to Get Kids Moving Indoors

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Marla Szwast
in
The Homeschool Nook

Why Teach Your Kids Latin?

Teach your kids Latin because it is good for the brain.

10 min readJan 26, 2021

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Why Teach Your Kids Latin?

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Marla Szwast

Zoom Out to See All the Needs of Your Child’s Brain

Sometimes what we need to live better lives is not a resolution, but simply a shift in focus. Often this shift in focus is an expansion…

3 min readJan 21, 2021

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Zoom Out to See All the Needs of Your Child’s Brain

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Marla Szwast
in
The Homeschool Nook

What to Expect Your First Year of Homeschooling

When you start homeschooling you are stepping into a whole new world. Knowing what to expect your first year of homeschooling can be the…

14 min readOct 23, 2020

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What to Expect Your First Year of Homeschooling

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Marla Szwast
in
The Homeschool Nook

Sailing Back to Homeschool

Getting back to homeschool routines is not always smooth sailing.

4 min readSep 20, 2020

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Sailing Back to Homeschool

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Marla Szwast

Worried About Learning Gaps?

Gaps are an opportunity

3 min readSep 2, 2020

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Worried About Learning Gaps?

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Marla Szwast

Marla Szwast

A mom who writes, in the cracks of time, between educating, chauffeuring and feeding half a dozen kids. Top writer in Parenting.

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