Posts specifically about homeschooling or learning in a home environment.
When I was a kid, I hated to stay home from school because I was sick. Honestly, even if I were sick, I wanted to be at school. I loved it so much! But, it’s never a good idea to get the whole class sick, so I’d stay home with my mom. I would rest
I think one of the greatest educational benefits of homeschooling is the chance to learn and study family and home economics. Homeschool home ec class is the most natural of our daily learning.
Today’s freebie is something I made for my son. I’ve mentioned before that we start our day with a devotional. A few weeks ago, my husband (aka, the principal) gave Raisin an additional assignment: find out how our home is like a temple. I put all the information that we found together into an LDS
I have been watching homeschoolers link up for the homeschool room reveal. I’ve been watching school teachers share pictures of their cool classrooms. It’s about time I do something with mine! I am getting very excited about the things we’ve done. While the layout is still the same as it was last year, I am
Many of my educational philosophies are secular, and especially on this blog, I share learning ideas that would work for people of all faiths. But it is true that I chose to homeschool initially because God asked me too! Today I’m blogging on All Done Monkey for her Parenting and Faith series. Here’s how I start
He pauses from taking a bite of his sandwich and stares out the window. “Wow, Mom,” he says, returning to our world. “I just keep thinking of ideas for stories!” I had given him access to a recording program so he could dictate the story he had told me the day before. He had spent an
I have been feeling discouraged this week as I read about theories in education on subjects such as learning to read, how to incorporate play into education, better strategies for teaching kinesthetically, and so forth. I am not an expert in teaching children in anyway. It is strange that I became discouraged. I began researching
One of my favorite blogs, Simple Homeschool, has been running a Day in the Life of… series. I decided it was time I highlighted a day in my homeschool! Today was not a “normal” homeschool day since we had our co-op’s Valentine’s Day bowling party. But I’m starting to realize that no day is ever
Today I welcome Lisa to our Homeschool Open House! My Story I have 7 children, ages 23, 21, 17, 14, 12, 10, and 8, and I’ve been homeschooling for 18 years. Although I homeschooled my oldest two children all the way through, I am currently only homeschooling the youngest. I decided to homeschool because I
fonts from Jen Jones; frame from Lovin Lit.
Today begins a new feature on my blog. Each week this year, I’ll be inviting another homeschooling (or after-schooling!) parent to share their story with all of you. Today we get to hear from Kim, who is homeschooling her four daughters in the Republic of Georgia. Georgia (not the state!) is just above the Middle
When I first decided to homeschool, the first question my mother, a public school teacher for decades, asked me was one that I believe most homeschooling parents get at one time or another. What about socialization?
