We haven’t always been homeschoolers. My kids went to public school briefly; my daughter went until second grade, and my son went to kindergarten. I hated every minute of it. For me, the start of the school year was NOT…
When I was a classroom teacher, many of the teachers used writing prompts with kids throughout the year. We did this because our school district always had a spring writing prompt. Kids were assigned a topic and had to write…
Have you ever found a homeschool curriculum that you fell in love with and wished you’d found it sooner? I have. For me, it was unit studies by Home School in the Woods. They have such fun history curriculum options…
I remember snippets from high school classes. Some I remember fondly, while others…well, you know how it is. One memory I carry with me even today is from my freshman English class. We studied Greek and Latin morphemes. I never…
Today I wanted to share a Fun Friday in photos. While homeschooling, I like to incorporate a Fun Friday activity or activities. So, what is more fun than going on a troll hunt?! Here in Maine, the Coastal Maine Botanical…
So many families are scared to homeschool high school. It seems so intimidating, especially at the thought of creating transcripts, course descriptions, tracking reading, assigning credits, and all the other record-keeping involved to help kids get into college. That is…
Does your heart race and sweat start dripping when you think of picking homeschool curriculum?! Well, it could be for two reasons; 1) you get so super excited pouring through curriculum, or 2) you become paralyzed with all the options.…
Reading is an essential skill kids need to learn. It is hard, though, when you have a child, in which reading doesn’t come easy. I don’t have struggling readers, but you can bet I worked with many as a former…
I love homeschooling. It can be hard at times, but we sometimes make things more difficult on ourselves with our own thoughts. Believe me, I know. Even after six years, I do it too. But we need to understand one…
New school year; new curriculum. Yay! I am a bit of a curriculum freak. So I get sooo excited when it is time to find new materials for the next school year. And now, I get to look for 7th…