Resources and Ideas for every family to meet people, socialize and grow relationships for your children and yourself… 1. Homeschool Co-Ops Local co-ops – look for Facebook pages, type in “local homeschool co-op” or search online. Most states will have one and some may be nearby or they may be far away. But it is worth searching because you never know who you might meet. What a great way to gain a strong sense of community and is a great…
Should I homeschool? What will I do about subjects and getting started? Starting homeschooling can bring a lot of challenges. Here are some of the challenges we have faced in our homeschooling journey through every season and how we are surviving. 1. Challenge: Endless Fatigue One of your children is raring to go at 6am allowing you to draw the conclusion that there isn’t enough coffee in the world. Then, suddenly one of your other children suddenly asks in their…
Growing up in a family full of professional musicians… …there was always another melody rising to the rooftops. If you didn’t have the music blasting or the guitar strumming, you weren’t living. So you would think that because of that immersion that I would be musically inclined and play instruments etc. Wrong. I didn’t receive a single talent gene in my body. However, a life filled with music has taught me one necessary truth: it is beautiful. It seems like…
Story of the World Curriculum helps teach your child history in an easy and kid-friendly way Story of the World: Book 1 Ancient Times Begin your journey in the time of Moses… ….and continue from the earliest people to Ancient Egypt as you go through the world history to Roman times. Each chapter in this thick hardcover text takes the child on a historical journey using a few simple concepts and explaining them through fun storytelling. I highly recommend getting…
How to get Home-Ec in simple and easy ways while you homeschool When you homeschool, consider the fact that your daily living is all in fact teachable moments. Yes, you may ask your child to fold their clothes or clean up their table dishes each day but there is a difference between chores and intentional home ec. Both are important, but the purpose is different. The way you teach your children home economics can be as informal or as formal…
Math-U-See curriculum at its core is not your standard math textbook and workbook with worksheets. The purpose behind this curriculum is driven by excellence in every facet – it integrates a scaffolded math discipline in an easy to use and kid friendly format. Based upon mastery of skills at a pace that is adaptive to your child, this curriculum is the most reliable way for your child to not only succeed but succeed with confidence. Don’t be fooled by its…
How to Help My Lazy or Unmotivated Child Structure Clear expectations Staying calm Being patient Discipline How do I help my unmotivated child succeed? Many of us know that temptation to scream at our unmotivated child when that child has skipped another math lesson (or any other school subject) for the third day in a row and now they are crying and wailing on the floor saying they just can’t do it because it’s too hard. Or what about the…
Experience the Joy of Ticket to Ride – an Easy to Learn, Family Friendly Strategy Game (with Geography too!) Control your railway destination Take a Journey Across the breathtaking U.S. Playing Ticket to Ride Build a railroad, fulfill your destination.. Ticket to Ride will take you on a journey across the U.S. in a colorful and eye-pleasing way with its high quality board, little plastic train cars and cards. Reveal your destination cards where you may travel from Washington D.C….
Lords of Waterdeep — strategy — engaging — multi-player A brief description of a fun and challenging family friendly board game – dive in below Kid Rating: 5 Stars Replay Value: Played over 50 times Challenge Level: Easy-Moderate Time Played: 30-45 minutes A sneaky board game of quirks and quests… Build a building, gather a resource, pick a new quest – take back first player! You only have so many turns before the round ends. Fast paced to complete your…
The homeschool program that is best depends solely on you, your schedule and your children. What are your goals? Which homeschool program is best? Which program could work for me? We know families who do school with actual desks, paper, pencil and white board and it works fantastic for their kids. Others we know do un-schooling where literally everything in life is the lesson and standard textbooks don’t exist. For our family, we focus a lot more on independent work,…