Learning to read is the most important thing for an education. It is how you learn almost everything else, including math. Schooling for my younger kids is focused almost solely on learning how to read and to understand what they are reading. How do I teach my children how to read? First we foster an […]
Our Homeschool Curriculum Journey
One amazing thing about homeschooling today is the myriad of choices we have in curriculum. It can be overwhelming actually. Each family is so different with unique dynamics that what works for one won’t work for another and what worked before may not work now with a younger sibling. That’s the beauty of homeschooling, being […]
I Believe in Jesus Too {Giveaway}
Did you know there are over 1 million Primary children throughout the world in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? One of our favorite new bedtime reads is this beautiful book, I Believe in Jesus Too, written by Mark S. Nielsen and illustrated by Craig Stapley. Just as the name implies, it shows […]
Our Summer School Schedule
The weather is getting warmer. The days are longer. And school will soon be out. Or will it? Not for us! We still have two more months of school. I can just hear you saying, “Your poor kids! Cut them some slack. Stop being a cruel, mean homeschooling mama!” Would you still say that if […]
Solar Eclipse May 20, 2012
Sunday evening we were able to witness a good portion of the solar eclipse. We were a couple hours too far north to see a full “ring of fire” but still got a good view.We used welding helmets and lenses to look directly at the sun. The lenses make the sun green!The shadows of the […]
Homeschooling and Socialization
Q. What are your feelings on the social aspect of homeschooling and how do you provide opportunities for your kids to learn how to socialize in a variety of situations? I never thought I’d be a socialization critic! Am I just overreacting and worrying too much about it?! I just want my kids to have […]
Husbands and Homeschooling
Q. How involved is your husband with your homeschool? A. The answer to this question will be different for every family. In our family my husband doesn’t do any “formal” schooling like I do. He has more of a relaxed, supportive involvement. Here’s a summary of what he does. Reinforcement: Our farming lifestyle is such […]
Keeping Your Child Motivated When Homeschooling
Motivation. The lack thereof can hit either the student or the teacher. What do you do? School needs to be done. I’ve written before about teacher burnout {lack of motivation}. Today I’ll offer some ideas to tackle lack of motivation in children. I am assuming you are already doing the obvious of praying for guidance.Alternate […]
GED vs. Homeschool Diploma
Q. What are your opinions on the GED vs. homeschool diploma vs. online high school diploma?A. I’ve researched this quite a bit, especially now that my older daughters are high school age and looking forward to college. There are a lot of factors to take into account for which is best for your situation. These […]
Why We Homeschool
Q. Why did you choose to homeschool? I realize you live at a distance from your local schools and that you want to teach your children your religious values, but I wonder what else led to your decision to do this. Would you share your rationale? A. I hope in answering this question my readers […]
Q & A: Homeschool Edition
Today is Q & A day here, focusing on homeschooling. Have any questions about how or why we homeschool? Ask away in the comments. When I have time here and there throughout the day I will try to answer the questions, adding both the questions and the answers in this post. If I don’t get […]
Nature Stones and Homemade Snowflakes
Ah….pinterest! What did I ever do without you? Lost all my ideas and “wanna-do’s” in my bookmarks on three different computers, that’s what. This week for school we did some fun science activities that I pinned. I’d like to share them with you. First we made homemade snowflakes using the instructions at Heart of the […]
Christmas Traditions: Christmas School
One of the great benefits of homeschooling is tailoring not only our schedule but what we study. I schedule our school year so that we have all of December off from normal studies. Because I don’t want our daily schedule to be thrown off too much we replace our ‘scholarly’ studies with Christmas school. This […]
Creative Writing Day 10: About Me Fingerprint
I originally saw this idea on pinterest, but the link didn’t tell how to do it so I set about figuring it out with my kids. It really is a fun way to write creatively! First we took our thumbprints. The clearest prints were not made with ink but with pencil! We colored a small […]
Creative Writing Day 9: Story Starters
Whew! Sorry this post is up a bit late today. I was too busy yesterday (shopping, ordering Christmas cards which required an insane amount of time looking through photos to find decent ones, etc) to write today’s post. My intent was to create some printables with story starters to use for daily creative writing. Instead […]
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