PURISTS ARE CRANKY (and OTHER REASONS TO STAY OPEN-MINDED IN YOUR HOMESCHOOL)
We all know them. You know who I’m talking about. Those folks in your homeschool group that are so pure and rigid you’re afraid you’ll say something wrong around them….
We all know them. You know who I’m talking about. Those folks in your homeschool group that are so pure and rigid you’re afraid you’ll say something wrong around them….
Yes, we’re homeschooling high school and no, we’re not afraid of it. The only thing that’s really worried me over the summer is that I don’t want to lose the…
Have you ever had this visual? Pause everything, like the Sleeping Beauty effect. But you’re like the three fairy ladies that get to stay up and be productive? That’s the…
Homeschooling is on a roll! The community is growing by leaps and bounds, new homeschooling podcasts are popping up left and right (I’m loving THIS one!), and the forums that I’m…
Doing a homeschool recap every school year is important because every year is different and every school year has high points and low points. It’s all ok because we learn…
If you need to keep hands busy while you’re teaching a math lesson or reading aloud?? Thinking Putty is your answer. It’s seriously the most therapeutic toy ever and I…
As homeschoolers, we’re sort of in the minority, and I’ve totally accepted that fact and I’m fine with it. The thing is, every time meet someone new or get into…
Like the rest of the homeschool world across the globe, you’re probably winding down for the year, or at least getting ready to go on break for a while. Personally,…
Want to listen to the post instead of read it? Click below! I watched the other moms from the basketball team laugh about a joke I didn’t get. Something…
Want to listen to the post instead? Click here: “I don’t know how you do it. I know I never could.” The common response when people ask where…
When people ask me how I homeschool with so many different age levels of kids, I kind of cracks me up, because it sounds so much easier to me to…
Wake up, tired from only five hours of sleep, to a parade of toddlers in your bedroom all wanting something different for breakfast. Drink a half of a cup of…
Although memory work is not a huge part of our homeschool, I love when I can memorize something great with my kids. Long things, short things, silly things, serious things….
The daily routine of a homeschool family can be a mysterious one to a non-homeschooler. What do they do all day at home? Sometimes I wonder that myself, neighbor….
Circle Time, Morning Basket, Morning Time…or to us, homeschool Morning Meeting–they’re all the same idea, just maybe executed in slightly different ways. In preschool, you might see the teacher reciting…
Our first week back at school in the new year was, well…let’s just say it stunk. Monday, Tuesday, and then again on Wednesday just felt like we had picked up…
We’ve completed whole week and a half of homeschool already. I’ve already got a good idea of what’s working…and maybe what’s not going to work. Crazy how time flies when…
You’re definitely going to send Noah to school for high school, right? This is the question Jarrod and I get on pretty much a bi-weekly basis. Our answer…always…we’re not sure. Yes, it’s…
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