Our New Homeschool Space! Our first year of homeschooling we did around the living room table. My house was a wreck unless people were coming over. My husband was slowly getting tired of my homeschool things consuming our house. I had a room in mind since we moved into this house. However, my husband reallyContinue reading “Homescool”
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Morning Circle Time
Morning Circle Time Have you heard of morning time? If so have you considered doing it? I hope to share with you the ups and downs we have experienced as we’ve spent our mornings together. Hopefully, this will give you an idea of some things that might work for your family. Starting off with theContinue reading “Morning Circle Time”
Child Interest Led Education
Child Interest Led Education My heart has exploded the last couple months as I have leisurely listened to podcasts about homeschooling. I feel like I am being led to a better and more noble way to see my kid’s education. I have been so inspired by ideas like play based learning, interest led education, andContinue reading “Child Interest Led Education”
Family Style Writing
Family Style Writing I remember one day when I was laborously cooking for the hard working cowboys. I was underprepared as I looked hurridly and diligently for a box of instant chocolate pudding to add to a dessert I was making. I found one box and in my haste I accidently added the pudding mixContinue reading “Family Style Writing”
Social Life of a Homeschool Family
Social Life of a Homeschool Family For most of these 11 years, my husband and I have lived far from family and town. He has been an intern on a ranch, a cowboy, or a ranch unit manager. It has been hard to have friends when we live anywhere from 20-60 minutes from the nearestContinue reading “Social Life of a Homeschool Family”
Preschool Curriculum
Preschool Curriculum Fear of Failing If homeschool supplies were a fruit, I would have a whole fruit salad of preschool curriculum. Currently, I have four children. Three of them learned how to read in public school. My four year old Baby Cakes is my first to learn how to completely read at home. That’s notContinue reading “Preschool Curriculum”
Homeschool- How to Keep Your Home Clean
How to Keep Your House Clean and Homeschool When I thought about pulling my children out of public school two years ago, one of my biggest concerns was my house being a mess. I told several of my friends that are homeschooling already about my worries. One friend told me I’d just have to getContinue reading “Homeschool- How to Keep Your Home Clean”
What do I wear Homeschool?
What do I wear? If you’re anything like me the most comfortable thing to wear when you are in your house all day is pajamas. It’s so hard to clean the house in stiff pants. It’s really annoying to get up and down on the couch and off the floor wearing jeans. If you wearContinue reading “What do I wear Homeschool?”
Homeschool
Homeschool Science Review-Sonlight Hey everyone! I did something daring that I’ve been wanting to do since I started homeschooling. When I first started teaching my kids it was mostly just a Good and Beautiful science unit during the summer. I have four very rowdy children. They already have exhausting, short attention spans. However, when IContinue reading “Homeschool”
Homeschool Schedules
Homeschool Schedules I often try to explain to my friends that I love organization, but I am an extremely unorganized person. I also love schedules, but I am a very random and on the go type of person. A lot of this comes because at random times throughout the week my husband will come homeContinue reading “Homeschool Schedules”