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…
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…
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…