Homeschool Math Resources I Love
Math. I know many of you just groaned. I can’t say I blame you because I’m not a math person, either. My kids are pretty good at math and don’t dread it. Thankfully! I have found, though, that the right…
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Using Critical Thinking Activities to Help Master Middle School Vocabulary
Do you have a middle schooler in your homeschool? I do. Plus, I’ve already got one through the middle school years. I have found that grades 6-8 are kind of prepping kids for high school. They learn to work more…
Giving Grades in Your Homeschool- Here Are Some Things to Think About
Should you give grades in your homeschool? I can honestly say this was one of the first things I thought about when we began our homeschool journey. After all, I had taught in public and private schools for almost a…
Basic Math Skills Rescue Part 1 and 2: Helping Kids Fill the Gaps
After several years of homeschooling (and as a teacher), I’ve found that at some point, many kids will have some gap in their math skills. For example, my daughter struggles with negative numbers, while my son always forgets some skill…
10+ Super Snow Activities for Outside and Indoors
**UPDATED from November 2018 with more ideas for you.** As the months creep closer to winter, kids start anticipating the first snow of the year. The world is full of all-new possibilities for fun when the first snow arrives. There…
4-H and Homeschooling: See Why It Fits Into Homeschooling
Early on in homeschooling, I began looking for different homeschool groups in the area. I wasn’t really looking for a co-op where someone else would be teaching my children. After all, I love teaching and was looking forward to teaching…
First Day of 2021-2022 Homeschool Year (Wordless Wednesday)
Though we are year-round homeschoolers, we have a relaxed summer schedule and start in seriously in the fall. We have many standard traditions for our first day of homeschool. My kids look forward to these traditions and indulge me with…
A Fantastic Teen News Site Kids will Want to Watch {A WORLD Watch Review}
We don’t watch the evening news around here because I don’t want my kids exposed to it right now. But, they aren’t sheltered from it by any means. We discuss what is going on in the world, but they don’t…
Celebrating Not-Back-School vs. Back-to-Homeschool
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…
Writing Prompts for Kids- 20 Fun Prompts for Every Season
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…