We seem to be on the threshold of a new era.  Ok…perhaps that was a bit dramatic.  In the past good penmanship was greatly valued, and taught in school.  In the time since I was in elementary school, handwriting practice seems to have become a thing from bygone era.  Excuses for excluding penmanship range form lack of [...]

There are a few different approaches to summer when you’re a homeschooler.  You can take the summer off from schoolwork, or power on through as usual.   There are plenty of shades of gray in between too, like maybe keeping the schoolwork going but at a reduced level. One popular option is online summer courses, so [...]

One of my concerns when I started homeschooling was getting in my children’s fitness.  Public School have just about taken PE out of all schools now.  But really after putting more thought to it my girls are so active I really didn’t have to work anything special into our schedule.  My girls are on a [...]

Remember when you were on family vacations as a kid, spending your summer playing that license plate game with your siblings as your family road-tripped to one vacation spot or another?  Aw, come on – you remember, don’t you?   Trying to spot a license plate from each of the 50 states?  I don’t remember ever [...]

As the beginning of the traditional academic year draws near many parents find themselves having to decide which curriculum they will have their children follow.  Some families go with the traditional text book/work book type learning experience.  While that works perfectly for some students, other students need a different method of learning.  Many of today’s students are quite computer savvy [...]