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 [...]

I just realized that here we are, entering the home stretch until the end of this school year, and I’ve really been slacking in teaching my sixth grader some art.   Sixth grade homeschooling is hard enough, with so many required subjects, objectives to meet, and goals to attain.  Art has fallen by the wayside.  What [...]

I’m continuing along with my recent theme of trying to keep my kids interested in school just a little longer, until Spring Break.  It’s getting harder by the week!  The weather is warming up, the tulips are peeking out of the ground, the snow is finally gone.  It’s tough to keep kids working on academics [...]

When we first started home schooling it was the hardest thing I believe I have ever done. I was terrified. What if I were to skip something vital and mess up my child’s education? I never wanted to home school to begin with, and when the…”opportunity” (read unfortunate circumstance) to home school presented itself, I [...]

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 [...]