What are you doing with social studies this semester? My daughter is in sixth grade, but for some reason we got things all turned around. We were supposed to cover the Revolutionary War in fourth grade. Of course, we got side-tracked and we did other things. Besides, I don’t think my 4th grader was ready [...]

Do you teach geography in your home school? We have not done a lot of geography other than that which is included in our core curriculum. At the beginning of the school year this year, a group of moms from my local home school group got together and made a unit study for each state [...]

I have come to the conclusion as of late that history, social studies, and political science are among the most important things I can teach my daughter. Numerous historians, politicians and philosophers have had their take on the saying that those who do not know history are doomed to repeat the mistakes of history. Without [...]

We’re a pretty typical homeschooling family, doing our best to work through our chosen curriculum.  But I’ve discovered one thing it’s missing, and that’s handwriting.  It seems to be something  a lot of homeschoolers overlook.   The kids do plenty of writing as part of their Language Arts program, or History or whatever else, but not [...]

It’s that time of year when my kids are suffering from burnout.  Ok, so I am too!   This period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is so hectic and busy that it’s harder to accomplish the same homeschooling tasks we would otherwise be doing just fine with.  It’s time to spice things up a bit to keep [...]