Sometimes I tend to over-complicate things. Why do one math curriculum when you can do two? The best curriculum is the one with the most pieces, right? Since I’m a homeschool teacher I need a fancy lesson plan book, don’t I? Not so fast homeschool supermom. Before you get mired down in the idea of…
I received Rosetta Stone Language Learning for free and was compensated for my time. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions expressed are my own. There are a myriad of benefits to learning Latin. The problem with teaching Latin is that there is no way to do immersion in a dead language. I mean, other than…
In this world, there are two kinds of people. People who buy any old planner and just use it, and people who buy multiple planning products and never really use any of them. There’s quite possibly a need for a twelve-step program for that last group. 🙂 The people in the last group aren’t wishy-washy….
The search results taunt me. “Creative homeschool: A lot of ideas” “Great homeschool/education ideas” “Using Pinterest as a free homeschool curriculum” (<—- Really!? Isn’t that akin to “Eat homemade ice cream for dinner for 13 years”?) I give up. I just can’t live up to all the homeschool hype. The mummified chicken. The salt dough…
Reading has been going well the past month. I am really enjoying digging into a good book. What I finished this month The Lonesome Gods — Oh my goodness I enjoyed this Louis L’Amour book so much more than I thought I would. I think all Californians should read it for the interesting history alone. I…
I think my family has entered the golden age of Morning Time. My three kids range in age from 6 to 10. We have no toddlers to disrupt us (though don’t be fooled in thinking things are too quiet) and we have no teens who need to rush away to complete a list of requirements…
After the Great Homeschool Convention earlier this month I was inspired to get back to reading more. I think the only way to do this in my busy homeschooling, work-at-home life is to actually schedule it. So I have been making a point to read every morning when I first wake and then once again…
I know there are some moms out there whose character voices during read-aloud time rival the work of Oscar-winning actors. I am not one of those moms. Voices are not something I am particularly good at, they take a ton of energy to maintain, and who can remember how each character is supposed to sound…
So there you are, contemplating this Morning Time thing. You love the idea of everyone learning together. You want to have time for the delightful learning. You yearn for peaceful mornings. But you don’t want it to be difficult to pull off, because, well, that’s just not cool. The good news is it doesn’t have…
Odds are good, you’re working too hard and you aren’t enjoying it nearly enough. Even if you’ve managed to shirk the bad advice to start your day with math, I bet you feel like you’re working your buns off everyday in your homeschool, and you still can’t seem to squeeze in all those things you really…
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