Life with children is challenging. Homeschooling days can be up and down. While many days can be rewarding, let’s be honest. We all have those bad days. And there are seasons in our lives when our children REBEL. And I’m not just talking about during school. Talk to any parent any you will find that they all have seasons of good and bad. Whether that is externally influenced or something internally, they will say they have had times when their…
Whether you just started homeschooling or are decades in, every homeschool has those seasons. There are many seasons in homeschooling (and in life!) that become disorganized. It can be anything from a mess in the schoolroom, to chaos in the curriculum and life in between. However, do not be discouraged. Getting organized starts with just a few steps: Ask Yourself: If you answered yes to any of the above, you may just need some organization help! It’s okay. At Home:…
How to Reschedule and Evaluate your Schedule when it goes Rogue and Wild How to Fix Your Rogue Schedule Sometimes Life Happens… This year for us was a challenge for our typical organized school schedule. Each month we had another issue – from an unexpected injury to appliances breaking, then a car breaking down and sickness. But life happens. Although these issues can be solved and we continue forward, it still presents a challenge when it comes to homeschooling. The…
Are you new to homeschooling? The first of your family to make the leap? Are you transitioning your children out of public school to homeschool? Whether you are scared, nervous, unsure, clueless or just need a starting point, here are our basics. Inspired by a family friend of ours who made the leap of faith to take her children out of public school. I heard her concerns and “what – ifs” and started a list. Because we have all been…
Explore a park with trees and talk about the layers of color that the seasons show. If you don’t live in an area that gets beautiful fall colors or no fall season at all, below are some samples of seasonal colors. Or, a variation could be a green tree or palm trees etc. The Process… The first part of this art lesson was exploring a local park during the autumn season. We drove around and walked around looking at the…
Over the past decade, homeschooling has increased dramatically. While COVID was an influential and often very challenging time for families, it also made something painfully clear: public schools were failing. Many families chose to homeschool because they had more forced proximity to their children’s education. From that, a beautiful revelation and upheaval was born. A change was initiated. Perhaps you are one of the thousands of families who continued to homeschool long after COVID ended. Watch the “unprecedented surge” of…
Creating a colorful profile collage was an idea I thought of from previous experience in Art Club during my high school years. However, what I envisioned and what occurred were two very different things. But I share this because homeschooling and teaching is a journey, not a one and done. It’s about taking on challenges and working with them. What I envisioned… What actually occurred… So while this is the first stage to my collage art experiment with three boys,…
Free printables by subject that we have found or created. Here are some of our quick favorites to use in your everyday homeschool… We have collected websites and free printables over the course of many years in homeschooling. As many homeschooling families do, we find our favorites and try to keep them organized in one place. This list will be a working list since we are always finding more resources and ideas as we teach. Reading Freebies For our reading…