I used to think how great it was that as homeschoolers, my kids could avoid those pesky state-wide standardized tests the public school kids had to endure.   (Of course, it depends on the state, whether or not homeschoolers must take these tests, but in many states they either aren’t required at all, or are optional.)  [...]

At the beginning of each school year do you search for a new curriculum to use for homeschooling? I know that some people have this scramble every year, and I am overjoyed that I do not have that problem. When I decided to home school, I had already found the curriculum that I would use. [...]

There are so many types of homeschooling, and so much homeschool curricula to explore….There are public school online programs, classical education, Waldorf, Montessori, Charlotte Mason, unit studies, lapbooking, and….I’m sure there are more!  There are as many approaches to homeschooling as there are homeschoolers.   That’s a wonderful thing, but how do you choose what’s right [...]

I have come across this conversation more than once in my homeschool groups…Is writing just as important anymore as it was when we grew up?  I have the worse penmanship ever.  My girls can write better than me! In today’s world we type ( look at me now) everything just about.  Our mail is email [...]

It’s that time of year again…Time to get creative and plan curriculum & activities to keep the kids learning through another year.  Often, literature and writing easily keep a child’s interest because reading and writing about imaginative stories and adventures can be fun.  But what if your kids aren’t so easily hooked? Scouring the net [...]