Over the years, I have often thought that homeschooling seems quite a bit like running a really long race. For me, once I’m all done homeschooling, it will be a 16 year long race. The sad part about the race, though, is that when I started on the homeschooling track, I had a LOT of [...]
Are you ready to homeschool the smallest members of your family? We have 3 children ages 5 and under, so this is my primary focus. I’ll give you my best ideas for how to get started. 1. A Designated Space I’ve been known to pour over homeschooling pictures on Pinterest, and I’m covetous of my [...]
Every year our homeschool group has three main group events. Two of them are an end-of-the-year party and a not-back-to-school party. Both are always a huge hit and lots of fun. They’re also fairly easy to plan. 1. Choose a venue. One of the easiest places to have a homeschool group party is a local [...]
As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” Indeed, although as homeschoolers we have opted out of traditional public education, that doesn’t mean we have opted out of being part of the community at large. One unique but often overlooked benefit of homeschooling is [...]
Not long ago a friend of mine sent me an email and asked the following question: “I was just wondering what your kids do for fun with other kids and how that gets organized? My son seems to think he is missing out on some of the fun.” Do your kids ever feel like they are missing [...]
My kids take a variety of classes outside the home – currently music and Spanish with a Toastmaster’s speech class coming up soon. To my knowledge, none of their instructors are current homeschooling families and I’m not sure the lady teaching the speech class has ever homeschooled, yet they’re still giving to the homeschool community. [...]