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 [...]

Well as you can guess from the title of this post I live in NM.  It is absolutely gorgeous here.  It took me some time to get use to it, but I love it now.  We have four seasons that are very colorful.  When I moved here in 2003 that is was when I decided [...]

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 [...]

We all want our kids to have a well-rounded education, right?  Homeschooling parents want plenty of opportunities for their kids to explore sports and other activities in addition to setting a high academic standard for them.   It all comes down to making sure they get everything the kids in public schools do, but kicking [...]

I have such fond memories of doing art projects as a child, and it warms my heart that my girls like it just as much. I have an art supply closet full of just about anything you want.  When my mother gave me my baby book when I was an adult I couldn’t believe it!  There were tons of my art projects that I [...]