In the 6 years I have been teaching my children at home, I have tried many good and not-so-good products. Of all the many things we have tried, here 10 of my favorites.1. MasterPak for Ready Writer and Calculadder. Ready Writer is a great program for learning pre-writing skills. Children go through a series of [...]
I have heard it said over and over again throughout my years as a mother that I have to have “me time” in order to survive and stay sane. Society tells us we must put ourselves first or we won’t be able to meet the needs of anyone else. You must take time for you [...]
So, we’re working out some things here at The Homeschool Classroom. We might not post for a day or two, but I did want to come and post to invite any interested writers who might like to write for us on a regular basis to contact me about it (let me know if you are [...]
I had intended on writing a spectacular article outlining a typical day, spelling out that we do certain activities at certain times of each day, but as our week progressed I realized that was unrealistic. You see, my kiddos speed through their school day right now. After talking with our teacher, we’re playing a wait [...]
I got so busy that I forgot to do the drawing for the Organizing Your Home and Family book giveaway! But, I have randomly picked from those who left comments on “Help! My Homeschool Storage Closet is Too Disorganized” posting. The winner is Karen from Mommy, I’m Home. Congratulations! ————————————————– When Angie isn’t walking into [...]
When our children are younger, and we usually accompany them when they go out, having identification is generally not an issue. With a middle school age child though, there are times when my daughter does things on her own with another family or a friend and needs to prove she is the age she says [...]