What are you doing with social studies this semester? My daughter is in sixth grade, but for some reason we got things all turned around. We were supposed to cover the Revolutionary War in fourth grade. Of course, we got side-tracked and we did other things. Besides, I don’t think my 4th grader was ready [...]

Many families begin homeschooling their children after Christmas break. For whatever reason, January is almost as popular for starting to homeschool as September. This is probably because parents have decided that whatever the trials and tribulations of their child’s existence in public school, they just can’t take the drama of public schooling anymore. So they [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope all of you are having a great holiday week! I know that not everyone celebrates in the same way, but this time of year is so full of holidays and warm family times. I hope that you are taking advantage of this time. I also know that school [...]

I have always been thankful that my daughter is a reader. We have never had any trouble with her ability to read. From a young age she has been willing to pick up a book and never hesitated to read to herself, or to us. We have made reading important at our house. My daughter [...]

Do you teach geography in your home school? We have not done a lot of geography other than that which is included in our core curriculum. At the beginning of the school year this year, a group of moms from my local home school group got together and made a unit study for each state [...]