Today marks the beginning of Heart of the Matter‘s Homeschool Blog Hop. I am so excited! Every week day for the next two weeks you will find a plethora of homeschool blog posts. Scroll to the bottom of this post for links to all the other great homeschooling mamas who are participating. My wonderful husband […]
Homeschooling: Where to Start With Young Children
Wendy said… I just have struggled to start. I’m not exactly where to start or how to find the right fit for our family. Without knowing where to start seems very overwhelming. So I haven’t even started the cycle. I just avoid it. 😀 My boys are little yet. So my question is where do […]
Wherein I BEG for Your Help
I need your help! In February, Heart of the Matter is hosting a 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop. This hop is a bit different in that they have asked just 16 homeschool bloggers, each with a different focus on homeschooling, to write 10 posts each about our area of ‘expertise.’ The posts will run […]
The Homeschool Cycle
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from studying science, or history for that matter, it’s “Everything runs on a cycle.” In science we learn about the water cycle, the carbon cycle, the cell cycle, etc. Our years are based on seasons that cycle through one after another. History also repeats itself. This is best shown […]
Our Homeschool Curriculum
UtahnaI’m new to homeschooling and noticed you use Sonlight for part of your curriculum. I’ve looked into that a little, as well as TJEd and Well-Trained mind. I love the idea of a classical education that is literature based. I just wanted to know why you chose Sonlight as well as any other curricula you […]
Homeschool Planning
Erin Your scheduling post was very informative/interesting/insightful. What I’m still wondering is how you do all that you do 🙂 Do you read through your kids’ curriculum, or how do you teach them if you don’t have time in the day to read through what each of them are learning? I guess this is my […]
Toddlers, babies, and schooling, oh my!
JennyWell, actually, I have been wanting to you ask you this…it’s probably a question you get a lot and have probably answered before, but how do you do it all? 🙂 I have 3 little ones 6 and under and this year I began to think about homeschooling for the first time. I’m just not […]
It’s about TIME
Suzanne I want to know how you find time to home school, blog, keep the house and kids going, have time for your spouse, and still stay sane. I eat quite a bit of chocolate, and don’t feel that I can get as much done with those 24 hours. Marisa HOW do you find […]
Running a One Room Schoolhouse
“I’ve always harbored a secret wish to travel back in time and visit a one room school house. When I was younger I used to fantasize about what they were like as I’d read about them in books like Little House on the Prairie or Anne of Green Gables. Now as a homeschooling mother of […]
Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, & Structures
Forgot to post this yesterday…. “One of the first questions I’m asked when people find out I homeschool all seven of my children is, “How are you able to teach all of them at the same time?” My reply usually goes something like this, “We have built a good structure for our homeschool, one that […]
More Homeschooling Resources
Stumbled upon these resources I plan on using this year to enhance our homeschooling.The Charters of Freedom part of the National Archives Experience where you can download high resolution images of the Declaration of Independence, US Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. The free Personal Finance course offered through BYU. With beginning, intermediate, and advanced […]
Educating My Children
Homeschooling is a monumental task. It takes so many things that I am not. Do you wish to see your weaknesses displayed before you on a daily basis? Then homeschooling is right for you! I am not by nature an organized person. Nor am I very patient. Growing up I hated to babysit and yet […]
Teaching Kids to Cook Part III
Teaching Your Kids to Cook Part ITeaching Your Kids to Cook Part II Grocery Lists We’ve made a menu for the coming week but it won’t be successful if we don’t have all the ingredients necessary to make everything on our plan. Creating a grocery list and sticking to it when we are shopping is […]
Teaching Kids to Cook Part II
This is the second in a series of posts about cooking with children. Read the first post here. Meal Planning We all want our families to eat healthy. This can be hard when we have picky eaters that only like noodles, bread, and shredded wheat cereal. Not very well rounded, right? Teaching my children to […]
Teaching Kids to Cook Part I
Every child loves to help cook and bake. The magic of mixing ingredients together to produce yummy cookies and getting to spend time with mom or dad in the process of it all creates some fun experiences. It can also become overwhelming when there are too many helpers that create a bigger mess taking more […]