Structured Free Time

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 […]

Facing the Challenges

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 […]

Putting it All to Work

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 All the things we covered last week laid […]

Scheduling Your Resources

  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   It’s been a fun-filled week of learning […]

Deciding What to Teach and When

  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   So far I’ve shown you how to use a year-round homeschooling schedule and block scheduling […]

Finding Your Routine

  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   Yesterday we talked about year-round homeschooling and how being open to the idea can add even more flexibility to your […]

Determining Your School Year

  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   Yesterday we talked about planning for change and how having a plan can provide more freedom and less stress. Today, I will show you how I […]

10 Days to a Flexible Homeschool Plan

  Wouldn’t it be nice to have a homeschool plan that flexes and changes throughout the year no matter what life throws your way? When we began homeschooling a decade ago I had one of those nifty little “fill in the box” thirty-six-week planners. That first year I spent the entire summer filling in all those little boxes. It took weeks […]

Charlotte Mason Made Easy

When I first learned about Charlotte Mason’s methods I was intrigued. I was also a little intimidated by her writings, which are numerous and worthy of study, but not really something that I wanted to delve into. I wanted something that cut to the chase and did all the heavy lifting for me. Then I found Cindy West’s Charlotte Mason Homeschooling […]

Yes You Can Have An Organized Homeschool Life!

One of my goals for this year is to have a more organized homeschool, which naturally requires that every part of my life become more organized. Seems a lofty goal and honestly felt so overwhelming that it’s the only goal I made for the year! Then I was given a copy of Dr. Melanie Wilson’s Organized Homeschool Life: A Week-by-Week […]