Language arts is quickly becoming one of my favorite subjects to teach my kids. There are so many ways to make learning fun. Not to mention that we picked a darn good curriculum to use this year. One of the things we have been having fun with is learning contractions. Learning Contractions in Language Arts …
Deciding to start homeschooling can be scary, exciting, and overwhelming, and the list of emotions goes on and on. I have some homeschool tips for beginners to help you out on your incredible journey. I have three main takeaways for you today as you get ready to begin homeschooling. Homeschool Tips for Beginners Moms, or …
Did you know that this day existed? I did not. But I thought it might make a fun school theme day, this year with the 18th landing on a Saturday, I’ll be introducing our thesaurus cards on the Friday. I have been thinking about this and have a few ideas and ways that you can …
Homeschooling can take over your home, and not in a good way. There can be so much stuff that can go along with homeschooling. This is why taking a more minimalist homeschooling approach can be so beneficial. Minimalist Homeschooling Homeschooling Without the Stuff It is something we are working on more and I want to …
I am attempting to move some more of our homeschool lessons online in addition to math. The homeschool minimalist lifestyle is calling me. Or maybe it’s the lack of storage for all our things that is getting to me. Using Google Slides seems like the perfect tool for doing this, and it’s free. Introducing Google …
Two days ago was our first day of our new homeschool year. This started our fifth year of homeschooling. I definitely didn’t handle the first day the way I did our first year. Things change, you become more relaxed as you go along, I’m not just speaking just from experience, but because I’ve also heard …
We currently have our house on the market, have for over a year now, which in our area is not very long sadly. That being said, without an actual homeschool room, I like to keep the house looking, well, not like we homeschool here. Our Homeschool Dining Room Do not let the appearance of our …
We are a family of five, homeschooling and living on one income. We budget tightly to make everything work, to get the bills paid, and to be able to buy anything we need for school. Because homeschooling is important to us, it is completely worth budgeting to homeschool on one income. Budgeting to Homeschool on …
You have made the big decision in planning to homeschool you are probably wondering what you need to do next. You might be thinking you are in over your head and start to panic. You can definitely do this. Start one step at a time and remember that you have chosen to homeschool for a …