Homeschoolers, both new and seasoned, want answers for keeping their homeschool days organized without a lot of extra work. A new year is looming and homeschool families will soon be planning new curriculum for a new school year. Using our homeschool binder for organization has helped not only with getting our lessons done when planned …
Finding the right curriculum and materials to interest them is all it takes to stroke a love of learning. Learning to read is the best example. All three of my kids have learned to read in kindergarten, using different methods and materials, just by focusing on what interests them. Learning to Read in Kindergarten *Part …
How do you homeschool during the holidays? There are some homeschoolers who chose to do school along with local school and take two planned weeks of school off, but not everyone does that, a lot of just go with the flow, which is how we do things, and try to homeschool each week, four days …
We are in our fourth year of homeschooling, and homeschooling changes all the time! Not just is the homeschooling community but it is our home too. Each year I’m a little more confident in what I’m doing, a little more sure of my choices. Then my kids go up a grade and everything changes a …
Homeschooling gives you freedom to teach your children in the way that they learn best. To some that may be curled up in bed read, sprawled over the arm of the sofa doing math. What about how you are dressed? I have taught Spider-Man and I have taught Ninja Turtles, and kids in their pajamas. …
Homeschooling is legal across Canada. If you are thinking about starting to homeschool your kids here in Canada there are some things that you need to consider. If you aren’t in Canada maybe you are curious about how it works here. We are currently homeschooling in Saskatchewan, but planning to move out of province in …
We are finished with our third week of school, with all three of my kids. We started a lot earlier than normal this year, but we finished last year super early, as the end of April – beginning of May. We’re going slow right now because it is still summer, and summer here is hot …
Getting back into a homeschool routine isn’t easy after you have taken time off for any amount of time. Summer breaks tend to be the longest break of the year and sometimes you need a little boost to get back into the swing of things. *This post may contain affiliate links, see my privacy policy …
We’re getting excited to dive into our new curriculum and learn things in the coming school year. Austin is nine this year and working on fourth grade work. Brookland is seven, working on second grade work. Gauge will be five in November, and is excited to be starting kindergarten. Our Homeschool Curriculum Picks: Grades K, …