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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Do you have an artist in your homeschool? Or maybe you have a child that really enjoys doing art and would like to try different techniques. I know my kids…
Math can be overwhelming when you have kids at different grade levels in your homeschool. Sometimes it's just hard because, as parents, we don't feel confident teaching it. In addition,…