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 [...]

Anyone new to homeschooling wonders, “How do I homeschool ______?”  Just fill in the blank there with your favorite (or least favorite!) subject.  So I was wondering how to homeschool spelling.   For the younger grades especially, there are so many spelling books out there to choose from; it’s overwhelming!  I’ve tried several of them for [...]

I can see that if you’re brand new to homeschooling, this could be a  pretty intimidating thing, like starting anything new can be scary.  But for verteran homeschooling moms, homeschooling a preschooler is  a piece of cake!  I have several older kids who are also homeschooling, so I look at preschool as a creative way [...]

I think we have decided that my soon to be teenager will take some public school courses next year.  She has never gone to public school and I don’t want a big culture shock for her.  Our local public school offers a cyber academy where she would go 1 day to get her assignments and [...]