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Juggling Big Life Changes and Homeschool
Are you in a season where homeschooling just feels… well, impossible? Juggling toddlers, moving houses, job changes—or maybe even facing heart surgery for your baby? Deep breath friend, this episode is proof you really can keep going, even in the crazy! Today I’m joined by my friend, marketing pro, and veteran homeschool mom Tracey Matney….
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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…
What does being faithful look like?
Last week I ruffled a few feathers (93 people unsubscribed, y’all) with the idea that teaching from rest isn’t a passive activity. Today, despite the danger to my email list, I am tackling what being faithful looks like. How can we be sure that we are doing our part for restful teaching? In Teaching from…
How to Use Your Happy Planner to Organize Your Homeschool
I was never going to be one of those people. You know the ones, those Happy Planner people. What was that thing anyway? Three big boxes for each day? What would I ever use that for? No lines, no nicely divided subject areas for my homeschool planner. The thing was useless as far as I…
The sad truth: teaching from rest is not passive
It’s official. Anecdotally anyway. Recently, I asked a question on my Facebook page about which homeschooling book moms should absolutely not miss. Overwhelmingly the answer was Sarah Mackenzie’s Teaching From Rest. It’s no secret that I am a fan. And while the enthusiasm for this book doesn’t surprise me (okay, maybe the sheer volume of…
Help your Kids Memorize Anything
Memory work is a big part of what we do around here. And while for some people, memory work would suggest feelings of drudgery and drill and kill, the reality couldn’t be farther from that. We love our memory work and have fun with it. The kids get great satisfaction in learning a new poem…
Loop Scheduling vs. Block Scheduling: Which is right for your homeschool?
Can I answer this question with a question? (No, not that question — another one.) What do you want to accomplish with your homeschool schedule? Which scheduling method you use depends on what you are trying to accomplish in your homeschool. Both block scheduling and loop scheduling lend themselves well to accomplishing very different goals….
Fun vs. Joy in Homeschooling
I have totally given up on the idea that learning must be made fun for the student. It was an idea that ruled the first two years of our homeschooling and quite frankly, I’m a little bitter about it now. I feel like in many ways I have short-changed my children and their abilities, because…
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…
The seven things you need inside your homeschool planner
Cute fun planners with stickers and washi tape are all the rage and they have eeked over into the world of homeschool planners as well. I’m all about a pretty planner, but even more importantly, my planner has to work for me and help keep me organized as a homeschool mom. So I’m here today…
Sometimes It’s Easier to Do School Than Not to Do School
“Everyone was up late and needs just a quiet day.” “We’ve been working so hard, a day off is just what we need. “ “We missed lessons yesterday, I’m not motivated today.” “These mild coughs could get worse if we do school.” “Let’s just have a reading day.” “I want to read my book ……
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