Do you have fond memories of rainy days spent draping mismatched sheets and blankets over various tables and chairs to create the perfect indoor forts as a child? I know I do – it was one of my favorite activities and it didn’t take a dreary day to get me begging my mom for the…
You know what it’s like. You’ve spent the entire summer planning, curating beautiful curriculum, and organizing a lovely, color-coded schedule. Certainly, your homeschool days will be full to the brim with good things. You’ve planned for everything. Everything, that is, except the inevitable sibling squabbles. And now you feel like huge amounts of every school…
The end is near. Can I buy new curriculum yet? There are just over 40 pages left in my son’s math book. That’s 15 lessons and 2 tests. He and I both counted on separate occasions of desperation. We have reached that magic moment where planning for the next homeschool year is loads more fun…
“If you’re happy and you know it…” It’s easy to see that young children love sound and providing musical experiences helps to develop important skills while broadening their sensibilities. The preschool years especially mark a significant time for musical development — one of those “critical periods” that occur in childhood, just like with learning a…
It’s not uncommon – especially as the end of the school year approaches – to experience math burnout. “Math” becomes simply the title on one of the books you’re trying to get through quickly so you can enjoy a summer break. Just make sure that in all your math “doing” you don’t sacrifice math understanding! Here’s…
Reading. It’s such a huge focus whenever anything related to education comes up, but is it even something that should be pushed in the early years of schooling or something you should worry about if your child isn’t following along with the expectations of his public-school peers? First, it’s important to remember schools have created…
This week Amy talks to Nadine Dyer about her experiences with life as a secular homeschooler living in Canada. Nadine provides tips and resources for the secular approach to homeschooling. Also, if you are a homeschool mom who struggles with anxiety, you won’t want to miss Nadine’s personal story and how she continues to make…
I’m going to be perfectly honest. I’m not an “artsy” kinda gal. And including art in my homeschool has been super intimidating. Multiply that by the five school-aged kids at five different levels (six if you count the preschooler) and I was afraid it was never going to happen. I’d always figured that art was…
When you’ve told your teen for the umpteenth time that day to get back to work. When your teen is nitpicking their younger sibling. When your teen’s room looks like a bomb went off in there. When you wish just once you could ask your teen to do something without them either a) backtalking you,…
All the gifts are unwrapped. All of the new toys are (mostly) assimilated into the household storage system. And now it’s time to help your kids write thank-you notes to all of the relatives. To be fair, Dear Abby actually says that thank-you notes are only actually required when you receive a gift by mail…
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