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How to Keep Homeschool Consistent When Life Isn’t
What happens when your homeschool plan goes on the road—literally? Today, I’m joined by second-generation homeschooler and seasoned moving pro, Adrienne Denison, to talk about schooling through cross-country moves, starting over in a new place, and making sure your curriculum doesn’t get lost between boxes of Legos and winter coats. Adrienne unpacks (pun absolutely intended)…
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It’s time for the checklist homeschool moms to stop apologizing
My kids piled out of the mini-van and chatted happily, heading in the door of the donut shop. It was hot — almost 100 degrees on this mid-July day. But it was the first day of school and that means donuts. This was not some spontaneous decision made in the moment, but instead, a planned…
Ten Steps to the Perfect Homeschool Plan
The perfect homeschool plan is not elusive. In fact, it is easy to create the perfect plan for your family if you begin by considering the needs of your family, considering your limitations as a homeschool teacher, and avoiding common pitfalls. Planning means following a series of prescribed steps that will ensure that you have a…
Homeschool Planning Success: A Step By Step Guide (2022)
Three years ago my husband was deployed with the Alabama National Guard. Since we are a Guard family, we know that it can always happen, but this one took us a little by surprise. He was tagged to go with a unit that was not his own and therefore two years earlier than what we had…
Dear Self: Why you stink at homeschool consistency
Dear Self, I am here today with some tough love. Because I do love you and I know this homeschooling your kids thing is important to you. And yet, you struggle with homeschool consistency. Often. So someone has to point out the elephant in the room before all the peanuts are gone and you are left…
The most important person in your homeschool plan is not your kid
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….
Find and Fix the Gaps in Your Child’s Reading with All About Reading
This post contains affiliate links. Disclosure. As a kid, I was a reader. A lot doesn’t even begin to describe how much I read. And though it had to happen at some point, I can’t remember not being able to read or learning to read. I just remember hours spent curled up with a good…
The Beauty of Us-Schooling is Us
You may have noticed that the blog has been a bit quiet. Yeah, sorry about that, but we’ve had quite a bit going on. Big life-changing things. No worries. Not bad things at all, but challenging things that I am really not much at liberty to discuss here (sorry), but I can say that these…
Five Things Every New Homeschool Mom MUST Know
I see it time and time again. Desperate pleas for help from new homeschool moms come across the feed of our local homeschool group. “I am pulling my son out of second grade tomorrow, and I don’t know where to start.” “We are thinking about homeschooling our kids in the fall, and I need to…
The Hack That Will Simplify Your Homeschool For Good
Chaos is not my thing. Not that anyone really likes it, but some most folks roll with the punches better than I do. The kids are yelling. The dog is tracking mud through the kitchen while he yips incessantly at said children. A pot is boiling over on the stove. And in the midst of this, I am supposed…
Five Steps to a Fabulous Summer Plan
Ah summer. Swimming pools, ice cream, and hours free to get bored do what you want. I loved summer because our days are more relaxed. I love a break from the structured school time and the feeling of needing to get a litany of school work accomplished each day. But if I am not careful…
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