Homeschooling has a multitude of faces. It looks at least a little different in most every home and each family has different things that work for them. There are unschoolers, part-time public schoolers, homeschoolers plus tutors, homeschooling by classical method, Charlotte Mason method, Montessori method. The list goes on. Basically, we are all different. I [...]
Curriculum Show and Tell Day
May 5, 2011 by 3 Comments
This spring, I am hosting a Show and Tell mom event for homeschool curriculum. Each mom will be asked to bring as much homeschool curriculum with her as she is willing to load and carry. Then, we will all spend an afternoon browsing each others books, CDs and DVDs. We will ask questions to those [...]
Natural Egg Dyes
April 18, 2011 by 6 Comments
Easter is coming and in our house, that means lots of crafts and egg dying. Instead of using food coloring, we use natural dyes. Natural dyes can be fun to use on paper, cloth and many other mediums. One of the best parts of using a natural dye is experimenting to see what color different materials [...]
Tips for Moving into Chapter Books
March 7, 2011 by 5 Comments
This year, we moved from small readers into chapter books, like The Boxcar Children. My goal with the chapter books is to encourage my daughter to read for enjoyment. Each day, she reads a chapter aloud to me. Here are some things I do to make the most of this time together: 1. I only [...]
10 Non-School Things that Make a BIG Difference in My Homeschool Day
February 16, 2011 by 12 Comments
Here are a couple things that have nothing to do with the actual “schooling” we do, but that make the day go so much smoother. 1. A never-ending supply of coffee and tea. 2. Making sure the children get to bed on time the night before. Especially Sunday nights. 3. A couple ready-to-go meals and [...]
New Year’s Resolutions for Kids
January 10, 2011 by 3 Comments
I am not the type of person that makes lofty New Year’s resolutions. After a couple years of failing miserably to make big life changes, then feeling guilty, I gave up on them. Instead, I like to reflect on the year and pick one or two realistic goals that will mean something to me long [...]
Re-Plan Day
November 16, 2010 by 12 Comments
While I plan over the summer, everything looks great on paper. The Amazon.com boxes begin piling at the front door and I carefully stack the freshly copied pages on clean shelves. It is going to be a great year! I think to myself. Then, a couple months in, I realize that something isn’t quite working. [...]
