Multi-Sensory Materials for Individual Learning Styles
How is your homeschool year going? Have you stuck with your original plan or have things gotten off track? To make sure your homeschool year is as successful as you envisioned, it is important to complete a homeschool checkup in the middle of the year! As we go through the year, our days and weeks … Continue reading Midyear Homeschool Checkup
Do you love Black Friday or avoid it like the plague? I don't like crowds so I definitely don't go out to the stores, but I love spending the day in front of my computer with endless coffee finding great deals and getting most of my Christmas shopping done! Not to mention, adding some new … Continue reading Black Friday Amazon Deals for Homeschoolers
Did you know that homeschool curricula is often on sale Black Friday through Cyber Monday? So, if you have something that just hasn't been working this year, this is the weekend to replace it! Or maybe you will be finishing a level in a certain subject over the next month or two and want to … Continue reading Black Friday Curriculum Deals for Homeschoolers
When my boys were younger, we read a lot of Magic Tree House books to learn about history, animals, geography, and weather and other natural disasters and in our homeschool. Now, that they are older, I find us turning to the I Survived... series of books for this purpose. This historical fiction series, currently at … Continue reading I Survived Books for Your Homeschool
My youngest son is moving on to third grade this year in our homeschool. Each year, I make a grid with all of the subjects we plan on covering for the school year and then fill in what curriculum I think I want to use. I explain more about this in A Simple Way to … Continue reading Our 3rd Grade Homeschool Plan
My oldest son is beginning 6th grade this year in our homeschool. Each year, I make a grid with all of the subjects we plan on covering for the next school year and then fill in what curriculum I think I want to use. I explain more about this in A Simple Way to Plan … Continue reading Our 6th Grade Homeschool Plan
Prime Day is here and really should be called Prime Days this year since it is two days long: July 15th and 16th! It is one of those things that sounds great, but can quickly get overwhelming once you try to figure out what is on sale and what you really want to buy. So, … Continue reading Prime Day Deals for Homeschoolers
It is that time of the year where we look back over our school year and see what worked and didn't work and where we want to make changes for next school year. Below, I share with you how our choices for our 5th grade homeschool curriculum worked so you can make better informed decisions … Continue reading Our 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum in Review
It is that time of the year where I look back over our school year and see what worked and what didn't work. Where we made progress, what subjects fell off the schedule at some point during the school year and what we want to change for next school year! Here I share it all … Continue reading Our 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum in Review
Do you make New Year's Resolutions? If so, do you make them for your homeschool? This year I was making some resolutions and after I wrote one of them down, I had to laugh. I thought to myself "Only a homeschool parent would make that resolution"! (Keep reading to see what it is!) Then, I … Continue reading Inspiring Homeschool Resolutions for 2019
I have a few friends who have talked about homeschooling their children for various reasons. The number one reason they decided not to is because they don't have the patience. I never really understood this, because I don't picture myself as the most patient person. And I am pretty sure if you asked my children, … Continue reading Homeschooling is Way Easier Than Helping with Homework
My youngest son is doing another semester (or year?) of 2nd grade this year. Since he already has finished some of his second grade curriculum and really needs to focus on his math skills and working independently, we had a lot of flexibility in our planning this year. Each year, I make a grid with … Continue reading Our 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum