It is no secret I am not a morning person. Which means actually starting homeschool in the morning can sometimes be tough. Especially if you are like me and you are dragging to even get out of bed much less have an intelligent conversation or teach a tiny human. Days where you feel rushed or…
Choosing the right history curriculum for your homeschooler can be quite a challenge! There are so many different options, so it’s easy to get overwhelmed. The good news is that there are lots of fun and engaging ways you can teach homeschool history without a curriculum too. Homeschooling history doesn’t have to be about memorizing…
We are a family who love to celebrate. We will celebrate anything and everything. But, we are also year round homeschoolers so finding a way to mark the first day of school and last day of school proved difficult at first. That was until we remembered that we make all the rules and we could…
Homeschooling an only child is certainly different from homeschooling a group of siblings. There are some challenges you’ll need to overcome and plenty of myths you’ll encounter along the way too. Don’t get discouraged, there are lots of perks too! Successfully homeschooling an only child is doable and it’s amazing! I love sharing our homeschooling…
Have you heard of poetry teatime? Chances are you have. Poetry Teatime has taken the homeschool world by storm. It’s an enchanting addition to any homeschool. Poetry Teatime is something we have been doing in our homeschool for years. I first heard about the concept from Julie Bogart and I was smitten by the idea…
When your homeschooler hates math, it can throw off the entire day. One or two battles over math and before you know it your day is a big ball of frustration and lost patience. So what can you do when your child hates math? Math has always been a favorite of mine, so I wasn’t…
The socialization question has been around forever. It’s a question we can really get tired of as homeschool moms. It’s also a question that tends to stick in the back of our minds and sometimes makes us second guess our choices. If you’re homeschooling an only child, you’re probably uniquely familiar with this question. You…
I’ll let you in on a secret: homeschooling isn’t always fun. It’s something we all know, but don’t talk about. There are seasons where homeschooling is really challenging, despite what social media might project. So what can you do when homeschooling feels difficult or even impossible? I’ve come up with some hacks that help me…
Did you make a New Year’s resolution for your homeschool this year? I’m excited about my resolution for our homeschool this year and I can’t wait to share it with you. Many of us have reached that midway point in the homeschooling year and we are thinking about what’s working and what’s not. January is…
As homeschool moms, we have lots of responsibilities. Making a list of everything that’s required of us could easily fill a page. The guilt we feel when we drop the ball is just as big. If you’re like me, you’ve tried lots of schedules, used printable checklists, and even stayed up late trying to make…
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