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Have a question? This page has a list of the questions that I am asked frequently. Here’s a list, answers, and links to posts to help you out. 

Here’s one of the most common ones: How do you pronounce your name? 

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  1. Mary Beth Sensat Daigle says
    January 29, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    First, thank you for the wealth of info you have provided homeschoolers. I am a new homeschool mom – we started in the fall, 2013. I have a question re: the weekly workbox grid. I am trying to replicate this system – the first thing I did was run out to Sam’s & purchased a 10-drawer cart for each of my boys. I understand how the grid works but do you also print out corresponding cards & attach them via Velcro to the 10-drawer cart?

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  2. Mary Beth Sensat Daigle says
    January 30, 2014 at 12:03 am

    RE: chore chart for older kids pdf – how do you enter in your own household chores (like the one you did for your daughter in the example) All I see are the templates – is there a way to edit to personalize it? Thanking you in advance.

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  3. Kim says
    February 6, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    Is there any easier way, when editing in the planner, to copy and past the whole page rather than just little sections? Does that make sense?! lol

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  4. Leah says
    February 27, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    I’m thinking about purchasing your pocket chart holiday and special occasion
    cards but I’m curious as to how it works, will i receive something in the mail or will i get an email?

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  5. Kristin Evans says
    January 21, 2015 at 9:33 am

    Hi – I purchased your Weekly Homeschool Planner in an ebook bundle last year. I’m using it this year as I homeschool my Kindergartener. We are in South Africa, so our school year starts now. So I’m using the planner and cannot get the side subject areas to type sideways. Do you understand what I’m talking about? Not sure how to phrase it. But wondering if its because I’m using a mac? Has anyone else had a problem with this?

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    • Jolanthe says
      January 23, 2015 at 10:39 pm

      I’ll send you another copy, Kristin. If you have a Mac (like I do), be sure to only open the file using Adobe Reader – not the Mac Viewer. It corrupts the file and can mix up the text like that.

  6. Kelly Burtelson says
    June 23, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    Hi Jolanthe- I have been scouring the internet for ABC bible ideas and came across your ABC Bible cards!! Perfect! I am wondering if I am able to uses them as part of our curriculum for our local homeschool group this Fall. I am teaching a preschool Bible class.

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  7. Lauren says
    November 18, 2015 at 5:30 pm

    I have a monthly planner page from you but I cannot find it on my computer or on here. It has month of at the top, a grid for the days of the month, projects to make, books to read, and things to remember on one page. I was wondering if you could help me find it on your website? I looked under Mom Helps, Homeschool Helps, Free Printables, and Printables. I would be willing to pay for it. I really like using it.

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    • Jolanthe says
      November 19, 2015 at 8:25 pm

      Lauren,

      Are you able to email me a picture of it? I’ll do some digging to see what I can find, but sometimes a visual helps me out tremendously! :)

      Jolanthe

  8. Karen Ziegler says
    February 25, 2016 at 1:25 pm

    Hi there, in one of your articles you mentioned how you and your husband used Dave Ramsey’s method of getting out of debt and paid off $65,000 in 19 months. Do you have a post/blog about how you did that? We are facing the same situation! Thanks! -Karen

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  9. Sybil M. says
    May 20, 2016 at 1:57 am

    Hi Jolanthe. I am looking to purchase your student planner through the Build Your Bundle sale. I’m wondering about two things: 1) will I have access to your “buyers only” page to keep it updated and 2) do you have or can you create a more boyish background (I don’t think my 12yo son will go for the colorful circle design despite how pretty it is). Thanks! ;)

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    • Jolanthe says
      May 20, 2016 at 6:22 am

      Sybil,

      You would have access to that page as well (link is at the back of the planner along with instructions on how to access it). I can look at finding another graphic that matches – the primary colors inside are teal, dark blue, and a medium green – but that front cover graphic is used through the entire planner, so if I change out the cover image, it wouldn’t go along with anything else. I tried to pick interior colors that would be neutral. :) I can look at other graphics – just need to see what I can find along the same lines. A new cover would be easy enough to add to the mix of extra printables.

      Thanks for checking! Jolanthe

  10. Lisa says
    October 10, 2016 at 9:17 pm

    I’m trying to subscribe to your email list but I keep getting an error message. Any idea what I’m doing wrong? Thanks!

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  11. Jolanthe says
    February 2, 2017 at 8:48 pm

    We started off our kids with a salt tray box (essentially the lid of a photo storage box with salt or sand in it) and our kids could trace the letters in imitation. We also use Handwriting without tears and a small chalkboard. both were hugely helpful. There is also an app for Handwriting Without Tears that our youngest loved. Other than that, we then started introducing simple tracing sheets when they were ready for using a pencil – some kids are ready earlier than others, so don’t panic! :)

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  12. Stephanie Cryer says
    July 17, 2017 at 10:57 am

    I downloaded and printed your preschool chore chart last year. We love it! But we’ve lost some along the way. I tried to click on it to reprint again but it’s saying I need a password. I am subscribed but have never received a password. Can you help?

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  13. Jen says
    August 11, 2017 at 9:13 pm

    I purchased your home school planner years ago and am a little baffled by the copyright notice/printing instructions. Just to be clear, the printing double side is optional and single sided is permissible also?

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  14. Jen says
    August 11, 2017 at 9:18 pm

    Hello! I purchased your homeschool planner years ago and am a little bit baffled by the copyright instructions.
    is it permissible to print single sided instead of double?

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  15. Ronda Karroll says
    October 3, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    I just recently found your page. I was so excited to see the ABC Bible verse cards.I am the director of children’s ministry at our church. We are placing a special emphasis on Bible memory right now. I would love to be able to print these cards and share them with our families. Is that an okay thing to do?? Thanks so much for your help!
    Ronda Karroll
    Director of Children’s Minister
    Carmi, IL

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  16. Sabrina Simonelli says
    October 12, 2018 at 11:10 am

    Hi Jolanthe. Do you have reading lists for individual grade levels? I know you send out what you all are reading lately but do you have specific reading lists for each grade level? I’m looking for a grade five reading list for my daughter. Thanks for any help. Blessings.

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  17. Jewels says
    March 27, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    Hi Jolanthe. I totally am in awe of the Geography resources and your blog about what you did each week. How long did you take to do all those countries in your homeschool? Two years? I am actually going to start this coming week, and I’ll be following your planned out trip around the world with my 8 year old. It looks like it will be so much fun!

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    • Jolanthe says
      April 1, 2019 at 2:22 pm

      We worked on them over the course of two years. At the time, we started out with the country where the Olympics were being held and moved around how it made sense to us. It was so much fun!

  18. Georgia Ann Stapleton says
    April 20, 2020 at 7:52 pm

    I bought the new weekly planner for $10.00 last year but I do not where I put it on my computer. Can I still use it free for this year? Thanks

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  19. Stacey S says
    May 4, 2020 at 5:14 pm

    Hi! Did you do a series of posts about camping/ survival to go with the book My Side of the Mountain several years ago? I thought you did but can’t seem to find your posts. We’re thinking of doing something like this and would like your ideas.
    Thank you,
    Stacey

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  20. Emily says
    August 13, 2020 at 1:54 pm

    Hi Jolanthe,

    I am excited to use your skip counting charts with my kiddos this year. I wanted to print them in a smaller size (about 4 to a regular letter size page) and can’t figure out how to format from the download you have. Did you format it yourself or take it somewhere to have it formatted smaller?

    Thanks!
    Emily

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