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Family Favorites + Helpful Finds
Over the years, many of our CFLHSG families have asked for recommendations on homeschool resources, travel essentials, outdoor gear, educational supplies, family favorites, and everyday products that make life a little easier.
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To help simplify things, we've created a Family Favorites section featuring products we personally use, love, or frequently recommend within our community. Whether you're preparing for field trips, homeschooling at home, traveling, camping, or just looking for family-friendly finds— we hope this helps!
Full Transparency: Some links on the page above may be affiliate links through our Amazon Associates program. If you choose to make a purchase using our links, CFLHSG may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 100% or proceeds are donated back into supporting our homeschool community and may help offset costs for educational supplies, resources, event materials, name tags, certificates, website, technology, communication tools, group activities, prizes, community support items, future educational opportunities for families, and so much more.
Thank you for supporting CFLHSG and helping us continue creating meaningful adventures and opportunities for local homeschool families!
Step Up For Students - Financial Aid Services.
We empower Florida families to personalize their children’s education. Select a scholarship that will open the door to an educational tutor, therapist, specialist and more.
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Florida students who are not full-time private or public school students can access the Personalized Education Program (PEP) through the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. This scholarship provides an education savings account (ESA) to fund the educational needs of eligible students.
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Click HERE to learn more or apply online.
Affordable Meal Plan Kit for Kids + Discount!
Are you a parent who could use some help with mealtime? Test out our Nurture Life plan and you'll get $60 off when you sign up using our referral link below!
Bite-sized Finger Foods for little ones learning to self-feed. Delicious Kids Meals for toddlers and kids ready for bigger meals and more variety. Crustless sandwiches, overnight oats, wholesome snacks, and naturally sweet smoothies to fuel up any time of day. They've cooked up all the best nutritious delights for your little ones. Goodbye kitchen stress!
This is not a paid sponsorship or advertising. We are simply sharing this because many of us moms and dads in this group use them already and find it very healthy, tasty, stress free, and beneficial. For example: My own kids are 9 and 13, they both enjoy these on occasion and I can't lie, I eat them myself as well lol. They come in handy for me as a full time work from home and homeschooling mom as they make some of my weeks a little easier and stress free. My favorite meal is the White Mac & Meatballs with Green beans. It's creamy mac with hidden cauliflower, chicken meatballs & a side of green beans for balance.
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CLICK HERE to learn more or give them a try!
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Parents have the ability to skip weeks or cancel anytime risk free as well.
Activity Kits for Curious Kids + Discount!
Adventures await! Unbox hands-on learning fun every month. Little Passport is perfect for kids ages 3 to 10!
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They have a variety of different subscription boxes to select. From World Adventures, Craft Discovery, Kitchen Adventures, Science, Space, Animals and more, you're sure to find something suitable for your child and their interests!
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Receive up to $75.00 off while supplies last!
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Little Passport does require us to manually send discounts since their offers are subject to change. Please DO NOT create an account with Little Passport as this offer is for new customers only. Click HERE to reach out if you'd like more details and a voucher prior to creating your account with them.
Dana Davie - Florida Homeschool Portfolio Evaluator.
I offer same day $20 (or what you can afford or feel is a fair price) homeschool portfolio evaluations and I am happy to help complete your child’s home school portfolio evaluation! I’m a former assistant principal and teacher. I’m unschool and special abilities friendly. Don’t stress about completing your portfolio… with me it’s stress free and easy peasy!
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When you are ready, you can send me a message on Facebook (find her in our Private FB Group HERE), text (863-594-0466), or email (dana@brandondavie.com).
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I will need a reading log, a log of educational activities, parent/guardian name that you want on the form, student’s official name, DOB, home address, and examples of work. Examples of work can be pictures of field trips, worksheets, etc. I’ll review it and then have a chat with your child or we can meet up somewhere in Lakeland if preferred as well.
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I ask for $20 per evaluation but you can pay what you can afford or what you feel is fair.
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To complete an evaluation will need the following: The child’s full legal name, DOB, the documented parent/guardian name and home address. Then I’d need titles of some items read, a log of educational activities and work samples. All of these can be texted or emailed. Finally I’d need to chat with your child… I literally ask a few questions! Nothing serious and not pass/fail… just to get a feel of their “school” year.
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Titles of items read: This can be books but also anything else could work such as menus, labels, magazines, recipes, signage at zoos/museums, etc.
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Log of educational activities: This can be an image of table of contents from a workbook with dates completed, an agenda/planner/calendar, a bulleted list of items/activities/locations visited, etc.
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Work samples: I just need evidence that educational opportunities were available and/or progress was made. So… this can be samples from workbooks from a few subjects, images of activities completed or places visited.
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It really is meant to be stress free and there are a ton of ways I can verify each requirement. Let me know how I can help!
Katelyn Doxey - Tutoring Services.
If you find yourself in need of a middle/high school math tutor as you go through this year, you can count on me!
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I'm a former high school math and physics teacher from TN (now in FL). I currently teach college math courses and homeschool my kiddos! My rate is $50 per hour for private one on one sessions. Please feel free to reach out to me anytime!
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Reach out via email by clicking HERE. You can also call or text by clicking HERE.
Southern Hill Farm - Clermont FL.
Looking for things to do in Central Florida? Check out all Southern Hill Farms has to offer! Kick back, relax and enjoy the breeze with some refreshing, homemade blueberry lemonade in one of our rocking chairs. If relaxing isn’t your thing, grab some friends for a local craft beer and a spirited game of bean bag toss. Enjoy day break during our sunrise yoga class – afterward take your blueberry mimosa to our rooftop deck and watch the day come alive, birds chirping, over the blueberry fields.
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Our 120-acre family-owned and operated farm includes u-pick and commercially harvested blueberries, strawberries, peaches and seasonal vegetables. We planted our first crop of blueberries in 2010 and currently have 40 acres of blueberry bushes, 5 acres of peaches and 15 acres of strawberries. The farm is home to picturesque fields of sunflowers each season and zinnias in the spring and fall. We welcome guests during our winter and spring u-pick seasons and again in the fall during our Fall Festival, a family destination to remember.
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Learn more by clicking HERE!
Disclaimer: Please be advised that while we strive to provide helpful recommendations, we are not liable for any outcomes or consequences resulting from the use or implementation of the suggested advice. Use at your own discretion.