Alea on Traveling

Apr 12, 2013 No Comments by Joy D.

Sweet Alea is one of almost a quarter of our Timberdoodle models who have been adopted. Alea was born in Kazakhstan and now has two loving brothers, Caleb and Ethan and a little sister, Mia. Alea has always been a great model, but her pictures from this shoot were absolutely amazing. One of our favorites [...]

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Mia on Animals

Apr 05, 2013 No Comments by Joy D.

Mia and her family joined our portfolio of local models before Mia even came home from Taiwan. At an adoption fundraiser we began talking about Timberdoodle photo shoots with Mia’s mom as their family  jumped the last few hurdles to getting Mia into her forever family. They volunteered to participate and we found at our [...]

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Meet Rachel – All About Brains

Mar 27, 2013 No Comments by Joy D.

We first met Rachel and her family (including her brother Stephen, who also modeled for us) when our church joined with theirs in feeding local hungry families. We have loved getting to know them by working alongside them, and the weeks that our schedules overlap have totally become a highlight for us!  We recently interviewed [...]

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Why You Should Come To These Conventions – Timberdoodle’s 2013 Conference Schedule

Mar 20, 2013 No Comments

If you’ve never had the pleasure of stopping by the Timberdoodle booth than here are four excellent reasons to come by and say hello this year! New this year, see our 2013 Curriculum Kits on display. Flip through the history books, study the Smart Games and marvel at all the learning that your child will [...]

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9 Tips for Homeschooling Gifted Children

Mar 19, 2013 No Comments

We had an email asking for tips for homeschooling a gifted daughter which prompted us to compile all our very best tips and tricks learned over the past decades. What would you add? 1. Disdain Busy-Work Your child wants to learn, so don’t slow her down! If she has mastered multiplication, why are you still [...]

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The Big New Feature In Timberdoodle’s 2013 Core Curriculum Kits!

Mar 14, 2013 No Comments

When we started our business in 1985, it was the ability to build your own curriculum that set Timberdoodle apart. While we still offer parents the ability to tailor their curriculum to their unique family, we meet more and more families each year who are simply not comfortable with that particular feature of home teaching. [...]

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How do I Catch My Child Up in Science and History While Using the Timberdoodle Cores?

Sep 25, 2012 No Comments

The following are excerpts from an email conversation here this week. Andrea asked such a great question that we are sharing it here, with her permission of course! From Andrea in CA: Love, love, love your curriculum. Keep up the good work. My 3 boys and I are into our 4th year and loving it, [...]

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Is Timberdoodle’s Core Curriculum Accredited?

Aug 27, 2012 2 Comments

This is a common question about our Timberdoodle Core Curriculum Kits so for those of you who have wondered but not asked yet, here is our answer! Accreditation is really a term used for regulating schools instructing students, rather than the curriculum itself. So if we were overseeing the education of your children, checking their [...]

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Why and How to Combine Science and History for Multiple Grades

Aug 17, 2012 No Comments

We believe that history and science are best studied as a family, especially in the elementary grades. Not only will it promote family unity, but it will also take pressure off you since you don’t need to teach multiple science programs or portions of history at the same time. On top of that you’ll save [...]

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How do I Pick the Best Curriculum Kit for My Family? A 12 Question Checklist

Aug 14, 2012 1 Comment

Every Curriculum Seller Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life As summer draws to an end I am amazed with the inundation of emails I receive advertising curriculum kits; each of which claims that their package will solve all your problems and leave you with a magical, happy school year. Your children will skip out [...]

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