Did you know that one of the hottest home school trends is utilizing online learning tools? It’s true. I know that we used an online curriculum for the majority of our home schooling. I guess it is safe to say that my daughter is truly a product of the internet age. She if fearless when [...]

Spelling is getting boring, at least according to my kids.  So I’ve been trying to find a way to jazz things up a little.  The routine, you know, gets old.   So I started looking at alternatives and things to supplement our regular curriculum with, to generate some new interest in the kids. You can build [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]