I know we are not the only homeschoolers out there that do not test regularly. Fortunately for us, we live in a state that does not require us to submit standardized test scores. This is not to say that we don’t regularly have chapter tests, and quizzes and that sort of thing. We do use [...]

Time4Learning Middle School Math Curriculum…A Review This week, I am going to do something a little different. I’m going to tell you about Time4Learning Middle School Math Curriculum. Probably the most important thing for me is that the curriculum plans my lessons for me. And next on my list of likes is that records are [...]

Homeschooling my child is helping me overcome a long time phobia. Strange as it may sound, I am overcoming my anxiety and dread of math. I think my fear started in fourth grade. I had a teacher who was definitely “old school”. He assigned even number problems for homework, because odd number problems has the [...]

Homeschool science. Ok, my daughter would do her whole home school science curriculum to the exclusion of everything else. Over the last month or so my mother has been in the hospital and so my daughter’s school has been not quite as regimented as I would like it to be. While I spent time with [...]

Did you know that one of the hottest home school trends is utilizing online learning tools? It’s true. I know that we used an online curriculum for the majority of our home schooling. I guess it is safe to say that my daughter is truly a product of the internet age. She if fearless when [...]