Episode 47: Q & A: Our Top 5 Homeschool Essentials

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Episode 47: Q & A: Our Top 5 Homeschool Essentials

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What do you REALLY need to homeschool? In this week's episode, Cait and Kara break it down. They each share 5-ish absolute favorite things that have made a huge difference in their homeschools. Let the sisters know your top 5! Got to homeschoolsisters.com and fill them in in the comments!

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Sep 24, 2018

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Cait and Kara are two moms doing this homeschooling thing right beside you. We might not have it all figured out, but one thing we know for sure is that homeschooling is a lot easier when you have a sister by your side.

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