At one time or another each of my children has had the same problem. They sometimes have trouble taking the time they need to really do a good job on their schoolwork. They rush through their math lesson, making careless …
Help! I am swimming in school supplies!!!
Come, and take a look at my schoolroom as I give a few tips on homeschool organization!
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) Curriculum – Guest Review
This is another article in my guest review blog series! Read on to meet Amy and learn about ACE curriculum!!
Upcoming Event for Local Homeschooling Families
Activity Fair Open House (Click on link above for more info.) When: Thursday, August 22, 2024 Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm Location: Belfry Hall (900 N. Mason St, Appleton, WI) Being an open house, this is the sort of event that you can drop …
Notgrass History Curriculum Review
Most homeschooling parents know that it is not always easy to choose a curriculum for a certain subject. Some people pick one curriculum for all the subjects when they first start homeschooling and then never change anything. Most of us see problems along the way and adjust by trying out different curriculum for that subject. The one subject that I have had the hardest time finding acceptable material that works well for our family has been history.
How to Schedule Your Homeschool Year
How We Started When we first started homeschooling, I chose to follow a traditional “school year” starting in early September and ending in the beginning of June every year. This meant that we took the summers off of school. We …
The Most Important Thing You Will Ever Teach Your Child
As homeschooling parents, we teach our children many things over the course of their schooling careers. Parents, in general, have the opportunity to impart into the little minds and hearts all sorts of knowledge; this is because we have been …
Apologia Science: Isn’t it great when you find a piece that fits in the gap of your homeschooling curriculum puzzle?
Isn’t it great when you find a piece that fits in the gap of your homeschooling curriculum puzzle? Apologia Science filled one such gap in my curriculum.
It’s Graduation Time!!!
This is the time of year that most people are thinking about graduation. Either you have a family member graduating from high school or college, or you have friends who have invited you to their graduation. What an exciting time …
Teaching Your Child To Read
I have been asked recently at what age I began teaching my children to read. That question began a discussion over the entire topic that seems to strike fear in the hearts of many potential homeschool moms. How do I do it? What if I fail?! Won’t I be ruining them for the rest of their lives??!! While a daunting prospect when seen as a whole, teaching your child to read is completely doable when broken down into steps.