Homeschooling is full of challenges and those challenges look different for every family. One issue that I hear repeatedly from a lot of homeschool moms is… “Help! My kids don’t want to do their schoolwork!” You’ll find a hundred and one answers to this issue ranging from discipline more to unschooling to enroll them in public school! My home isn’t immune […]
My sixth grader loves to read and I’m so thankful for that. She reads so much, however, that it’s hard for me to preview enough books for her. I haven’t always been super picky about what I allow her to read. I would just pick up whatever looked fun from the library. It wasn’t until serious issues with a poor […]
Over the years my kids have expressed an interest in learning several different instruments – guitar, piano, ukelele, recorder, violin…just to name a few! I quickly found that private lessons can get very expensive! It’s frustrating to hand over so much money only to have your kid come to you weeks later and announce they are no longer interested in […]
I’m posting today as part of the Not-Back-to-School Blog Party where more than 25 bloggers have come together for the entire month of August to share all the ways that learning happens outside of textbooks and classrooms. Join me today as I share how you can use TV and Movies as learning tools in your homeschool. But before you head […]
Roald Dahl was more than just a children’s book author, though he was arguably one of the best that ever laid pen to paper. But did you know that he was also an ace fighter pilot, adventurous backpacker, art collector, and medical inventor? This post contains referral links for your convenience. For more information, please see my policies page. Thanks! […]
Teaching science with YouTube is a great way to make science both interesting and entertaining, especially for kids who are a bit reluctant to believe that science can actually be fun! Teaching Science with YouTube We love supplementing our science units with videos and YouTube has an abundant selection of quality content to choose from. We’ve used many over […]
It has been a fun 10 days filled with lots of printables, videos, photos, and advice for building an all around flexible homeschool plan for your year. Today I’m wrapping up the series with an all in one recap of everything we’ve learned! Step 1: Determining Your School Year For the greatest flexibility in your school year, I highly […]
If you’re just joining me for the 10 Days to a Flexible Homeschool Plan series, then be sure to read the previous posts. Day 1: 10 Days to a Flexible Homeschool Plan Day 2: Determining Your School Year Day 3: Finding Your Routine Day 4: Deciding What to Teach and When Day 5: Scheduling Your Resources Day 6: Putting it All to Work Day 7: Facing the […]
If you’re just joining me for the 10 Days to a Flexible Homeschool Plan series, then be sure to read the previous posts. Day 1: 10 Days to a Flexible Homeschool Plan Day 2: Determining Your School Year Day 3: Finding Your Routine Day 4: Deciding What to Teach and When Day 5: Scheduling Your Resources Day 6: Putting it All to Work Day 7: Facing […]
If you’re just joining me for the 10 Days to a Flexible Homeschool Plan series, then be sure to read the previous posts. Day 1: 10 Days to a Flexible Homeschool Plan Day 2: Determining Your School Year Day 3: Finding Your Routine Day 4: Deciding What to Teach and When Day 5: Scheduling Your Resources Day 6: Putting it All to Work Yesterday we looked […]