Ok, so another school year is coming to a close, especially for those people who have their children in public or private schools. Most of those public and/or private schools also had testing in the last month or so. Were you happy with the testing scores? Are you happy with where you child is in [...]

I know summer is a long way off, but the beginning of the new year tends to make me reassess where we are in our curriculum, and to do some planning for the rest of the year.  Thinking about summer plans just kind of goes along with that.  I’m sure there will be a few [...]

Are you ready to get back to school? Many homeschoolers tend to do some school all year long, others enjoy the summer off and start back to school at the same time as the public schools. At my house we school all year long, though we take extended breaks during the year, consisting of a [...]

This week a home-school group I belong to was having their annual kick-off for school.  Children were encouraged this year to do a report on amphibians or insects/bugs of South America.  I was very surprised what my girls picked considering they have a phobia with insects and such.  Over the last couple of years they have overcome the [...]

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 [...]