I never like to admit when I’m barely treading water, but it happens almost every year as Thanksgiving approaches. The moment the leftover turkey is put in the fridge, it seems that December and its giant to-do list overwhelm me. Besides the regular crazy that we call our day-to-day around here, December kicks it up […]
Homeschooling Without a School Room? It Can Work!
When most of us begin homeschooling, we want (or even believe we need) a dedicated homeschool room. We see bloggers posting pictures of their Ikea-style rooms with desks and shelves, cubby holes and colorful decorations, and we envy them. For whatever reasons, we believe we need a room like that in order to be successful […]
How to Get the Most from Digital Curriculum
Have you noticed that more and more homeschooling curriculum is being offered digitally? I Love Two Things About Digital Curriculum Because the publishers have a lower overhead, I can often purchase digital products very inexpensively. (Don’t think the cheaper prices mean cheaper products! Overall, I’ve found reputable companies to offer really good curriculum via digital […]
Elementary Charlotte Mason Weekly Planner
I’ve used a bazillion planners over the years. You, too? I needed something to keep me on task with our Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling for my 2nd grader. Something that “forced” me to remember things like poetry recitation, narration of various subjects, and memory verse practice. The Perfect Planner I needed a planner where […]
Weekly Lesson Notebooks
(This post contains affiliate links.) Better lesson organization is one of my main goals for the upcoming school year. Having a high school student, middle school student and a kindergartener, I have no choice but to be more organized – or feel flustered and fall behind too often like I did last year when I […]