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.…
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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fun History Curriculum You’ll Want to Include in Your Homeschool
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…
It’s NOT Greek to Me! A Great Program for Vocabulary Development in Your Kids
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…