I just wanted to share with you two really cool things that I have encountered this week. If your child is anything like mine, she could use a little extra handwriting practice. I’ve looked into some of those programs that say that they can teach handwriting without hysterics. I’m sure they work, but I’m not [...]

My child is a reader! Ok, so that is not really a new thing. I guess I should explain. I didn’t actively teach my child to read. Oh sure, I read to her, she “read” to her stuffed animals, and her pets from a very young age. We jokingly say that the first thing we [...]

We are still working on it, of course. What, you ask? Spelling and vocabulary! My daughter has an incredible spoken vocabulary. She reads above grade level and for that I am very grateful. I don’t worry too much about whether or not she has mastered grade level vocabulary or even whether she might be above [...]

There are so many decisions to make when you’re new to homeschooling that it can really be overwhelming!  Do I use one of the public school online programs, or go it alone and choose my own curriculum?  Do I use a curriculum that comes with all the subjects together, or should I piece something together [...]

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 [...]