Reading, reading, reading! Did you know that it is as important for you to read as it is for your child to read? Well, it is, for a couple of reasons. First of all, if you are modeling the behavior you want your child to copy, then reading is a great thing to model. If [...]

This is the time of year when burnout sets in.  Spring break is right around the corner, but we all want to be productive as long as possible before we “lose” the kids for a week of fun.  And even if you don’t take time off from homeschooling for spring break, this is still the [...]

When I was a kid, every Friday was the dreaded spelling test.  You know, when we were supposed to be learning the spelling words all week, but somehow ended up all freaked out on Friday because – EEK – it’s the spelling test!   The teacher would tell us to number our papers from 1-10, and then she’d [...]

When they make the big decision to start homeschooling, every parent wonders where to start.  If you think of the process of narrowing down which type of homeschooling you prefer and imagine a tree with many branches, it may help you to visualize what needs to be done.  At the base of the tree, a single [...]

Did you know you were going to home school before you even had children? Not me, I fought the idea of home schooling tooth and nail, and until I couldn’t fight it any longer. I’m an accidental home schooler. Part of being an accidental homeschooler meant that I was not home schooling as part of [...]