Let’s start with a misconception about year-round homeschooling. It is typically NOT homeschooling all the time. Just because we are year-round homeschoolers that doesn’t mean we are doing more school than your average students. Traditional American school schedules begin in late August, take a couple of weeks off in December, and continue through the end…
Sometimes, I find it really hard to believe that my kids are 12 and 15. It seems like just a few minutes ago, they were 2 and 5, or at the most 5 and 8. I recall our earliest summers and they felt LONG. The problem was that without our usual routine, I felt a…
Have you ever wondered how your personality type might impact your approach to homeschool planning? On today’s episode of the podcast we have a fascinating glimpse at how your Meyers-Briggs functions can have an affect on how you plan, what you plan, and how you work a plan. Homeschool personality guru, homeschool grad, and homeschool…
I’m pretty sure the thought of handing over a saw to your young child is enough to melt your innards, but kids love the opportunity to be involved with using real tools and building things! Obviously, any time to you set out to introduce something like the topic of tools to kids, plenty of adult…
If you have ever reached a point in your homeschool year where you were on lesson 25 in science and only on lesson nine in history — you might need a loop schedule. If you ever feel behind in your homeschool and it is stressing you out — you might need a loop schedule. If…
Teaching a bunch of middle-school age kids science is no easy feat. I’m just glad that I don’t have to do it. In fact I have outsourced science to two wonderful friends via our homeschool co-op for the past six years now. We have used a variety of science materials from experiments and memory work…
It is no secret that I am an introvert and introverts have a special place in my heart. There is nothing wrong with extroverts, but getting the world to understand the need for a little quiet and time alone and not take it personally is hard. It doesn’t mean one is shy (I’m totally not.)…
The inside of the car feels like a sauna, and I fear that smell means I didn’t get all of the milkshake up out of the rug. I’m trying to load 7 boxes, 18 backpacks, 2 folders with loose papers, a wet paper towel with beans which will germinate next week, a freshly painted watercolor,…
This is the time of year that homeschooling moms begin to gather ideas, inspiration, and resources for the next school year. One of the best ways to discover ideas that truly work is to talk to other homeschooling moms. We’ve gathered some of those great ideas from several homeschooling moms and shared them below. You’ll…
We are so excited to announce the release of the brand new Plan Your Year with this special conversation about homeschool planning. Dawn Garrett joins me today as we chat what’s new about the book, what homeschool planning looks like for different people, common misconceptions about planning and being “boxed in” by a plan, and…
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