Anyone new to homeschooling wonders, “How do I homeschool ______?”  Just fill in the blank there with your favorite (or least favorite!) subject.  So I was wondering how to homeschool spelling.   For the younger grades especially, there are so many spelling books out there to choose from; it’s overwhelming!  I’ve tried several of them for [...]

Practicing for a placement test really puts things in place for me.  Here I thought I might have to get some tutoringfor my daughter to make sure she was up to par entering into public school.  But…..after patting myself on the back and appraising her she has tested beyond her grade level.  I do think [...]

I have mentioned before my 12 year old daughter maybe going to a cyber academy next year.  We went to turn in her application and she was informed you will take a placement test and need to write an essay.  Her eyes were big as saucers!  The word test and essay in the same sentence [...]

When I originally pulled my daughter out of public school it was right before the Christmas break. We started home school in January, so this is the time of year when I look back at where we started and what we have accomplished. I also look at where we are headed. I know she wants [...]

When I was a kid, every Friday was the dreaded spelling test.  You know, when we were supposed to be learning the spelling words all week, but somehow ended up all freaked out on Friday because – EEK – it’s the spelling test!   The teacher would tell us to number our papers from 1-10, and then she’d [...]