The following post is written by my husband, Dale Rowley. He is the Emergency Manager for a county here in Maine. In this post, he shares some ideas on how to begin planning for emergencies in your homeschool. Homeschool Preparedness…
I feel so lucky to be nominated for another blogging award. Thanks to Becky at Russells Loving Life for the nomination. She is an amazing blogger that is very supportive and encouraging. I would recommend checking out her blog. She…
The thought of homeschooling can be very intimidating to some. As parents, we often feel like we need to have all the answers. If we don’t, we can’t homeschool. Well, it isn’t true! All the way back in 1999 (I…
Science can be so much fun. Often there are lots of opportunities for hands-on learning and fun experiments. That is when everything goes as planned. It is inevitable things will go wrong at some point. Science experiments don’t always work…
One of my goals this year for my homeschool is to have fun. It is so easy to get in a rut and go through the motions each day. I get bored. The kids get bored. It doesn’t have to…
Newsletter Signup for news and your FREE Reading Resource Printables! Subscribe Thank you! You have successfully joined our subscriber list. Each state has their own homeschool requirements. Some require a portfolio while others require testing. If you are lucky, your family…
Routine or schedule? It is one of the many choices we have to make as a homeschool parent. Deciding how we are going to run our day is an important decision to make. Do we want our day mapped out…
I had every intention of writing a post on science resources, but my brain was on overdrive with all the doubts us homeschool moms face from time to time. You know the ones: Am I doing enough? Am I making…
It is so hard when kids are cooped up indoors for too long. They often get in trouble because they have too much energy or get too bored because they want to be out and can’t go. So they often…
Homeschooling is definitely a journey. A long journey. A bumpy journey. A journey that you should not take if you think it will be an easy journey. It won’t be. I have made some mistakes along the way. Okay, I’ve…