I have come across this conversation more than once in my homeschool groups…Is writing just as important anymore as it was when we grew up?  I have the worse penmanship ever.  My girls can write better than me! In today’s world we type ( look at me now) everything just about.  Our mail is email [...]

It’s that time of year again…Time to get creative and plan curriculum & activities to keep the kids learning through another year.  Often, literature and writing easily keep a child’s interest because reading and writing about imaginative stories and adventures can be fun.  But what if your kids aren’t so easily hooked? Scouring the net [...]

OMG!  I just might have found something to help my daughter write.  She is always discouraging me to NOT have her write.  Big tears rolling down her face saying ” I can’t”…”what do I write about?” Sadly to say she wins most the time.  Pick your own battles right?  Well, she asked to redecorate her room to [...]

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 [...]