The Ultimate Guide to Relaxed Poetry in Your Morning Time

by Lynna | Morning Time

April is poetry month. And in a month like this, there are two types of people. There are those who say, “Poetry MONTH? Only one month for poetry?!? We do poetry all the time in our homeschool!” And then there are those who say, “POETRY month?...

Holiday Time when Your Family is Anti-Homeschool

by Lynna | Homeschooling

Now that it’s November, all the stores – and maybe your family home – are decorated for the holidays. It’s a special time of the year, full of wonderful traditions and memory-making events. But for some folks, it’s also the time of year...

When Skill Learning Gets Messy

by Lynna | Homeschooling

I was talking with a friend the other day about doing school work with kids. Her kids are in public school; mine are homeschooled. But we both agreed that our biggest problem with school work is the same: telling the difference between skill issues and character...

What Your Kids are Learning Because they Have Multiple Siblings

by Lynna | Homeschooling

This post is part of our how to homeschool lots of kids with babies and toddlers series. Be sure to read the rest of the series. Homeschool moms have vivid imaginations. We are able to think of all kinds of wonderful things we’d love for our kids to learn and...

Relationships and Checklists Don’t Have to Be Sworn Enemies

by Lynna | Homeschooling

Before we had kids, we didn’t have “date nights”. We didn’t need them, meaning we didn’t need to share a Google calendar item and make advanced plans. At nine o’clock at night, we could hop up off the sofa and go to the gym...