You may have heard me say before that we follow a four-year cycle of chronological history in our homeschool. Well, we used to. My littlest man will be in 3rd grade this coming school year and we’re just now getting into ancient history – year 1 in a four-year cycle. I still plan to follow…
Once upon a time, there was a homeschooling mom who didn’t have a lot of money. She heard about homeschooling cheaply – or even for free – and decided this had to be the way to go… I like homeschooling on the cheap just like everyone else. In fact, I’ve been able to homeschool very frugally…
Are you in homeschool planning mode this summer? I am. It’s a slow and steady process for me, which is why I love a long summer break so much. Year after year, I tend to follow the same simple steps to plan our upcoming school year. My exact method might not work for you, but…
I have another senior. How is that possible? It’s really, indescribably true when you hear that time flies and your kids will be grown in the blink of an eye. So, this year I’ve prepared boyschooling homeschool curriculum for a 12th grader and a 5th grader. These boys keep me so busy with music lessons,…
Let’s wrap up homeschooling for the year! I promise it doesn’t have to be stressful at all. No matter your homeschool style, I bet you’re staring down piles of workbooks, notebooks, lapbooks, projects, worksheets, and folders. The end of the school year comes with wonderful examples of your family’s hard work! I’ve been asked before…
I love organized homeschooling plans, but not everyone around my house is as excited as me about having a plan and sticking to it. This homeschool student planner has been a game-changer in the organization department. Plus, it’s bumped the high schooler’s productivity up a notch or two (or three)! When my son was a…
I love using living books in our homeschool. If you’ve been around here any time at all, you know that living literature is a key tool that I use across all ages and all subjects. Using literature to teach high school history works especially well. There are so many nuances of an event or era…
I’m homeschooling my third (and final) child through 3rd grade. My next youngest is in 10th grade. Here’s the thing…I’m tired. Tired of all the time it takes to plan the piecemeal approach to teaching language arts, that is. I used to teach in the public school system and in homeschooling my older two children…
I’m sharing some of my very favorite homeschool curriculum with you today. I hope you find some treasures! Before we get started, did you know I have a master’s degree in elementary education and taught in a classroom for several years? Yep. Why does that matter? Well, I’ve been trained to recognize a good curriculum. Flip the coin. Did…
For years, we’ve taken at least one homeschool field trip each month of the school year. They have created some of our best memories and always almost supply us with wonderful learning opportunities. It may sound overwhelming to plan monthly field trips, but it’s really not that hard at all when you’re organized – and…
I love preparing for a new homeschool year. Dreaming up the perfect schedule, writing mile-long book lists, finding fun and memorable activities that I know will be loved and impactful – it all gives me butterflies, excitement, hope. I look forward to the start of each new school year, seeing it as a chance to…
I first published this post of early elementary homeschool curriculum picks a few years back, but I’m still a super-fan of everything listed below. My little fella is steadily moving on in school. He’s reading real books and working on real math problems. He builds amazing Minecraft structures and plays basketball better than me. And he loves history…
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