I just wanted to share with you two really cool things that I have encountered this week. If your child is anything like mine, she could use a little extra handwriting practice. I’ve looked into some of those programs that say that they can teach handwriting without hysterics. I’m sure they work, but I’m not [...]

“Mama, when do they make the first graders cry, because I need to stay home that week.” That was the question my child asked me the first day of first grade. At first, I couldn’t understand what she was asking.  “You know, Mama, the whole week where everyone has to be really quiet, and can’t [...]

We are still working on it, of course. What, you ask? Spelling and vocabulary! My daughter has an incredible spoken vocabulary. She reads above grade level and for that I am very grateful. I don’t worry too much about whether or not she has mastered grade level vocabulary or even whether she might be above [...]

Math has never been an easy thing for us. My daughter is smart, multi-tasking, and extremely resistant to studying math. Our math program is online, and is therefore very flexible with regard to how fast we accomplish a school years worth of work. We also do school all year long so that means our speed [...]

Does your curriculum include social studies? Do you think that social studies is an important part of your child’s education? I do, and I can tell you that I am eternally grateful that I don’t have to come up with all of the content to teach my child social studies. I firmly believe that if [...]