Khan Academy is an excellent, free option for child-directed educational resources. Today, I invite you to take a look inside how we used it in our homeschool and see just how valuable Khan Academy can be in yours. A few years ago, my son became absolutely fascinated with ancient Egypt after a field trip to…
“I feel like a baby, all the time. I want to be able to do school like everyone else,” my son said a few months ago. Hesitantly, I asked him what he meant. “Everyone gets to do their school on their own and I have to always be with you so you can read to…
The right online homeschool program can transform how our children learn, offering personalized instruction and comprehensive curriculum that adapts to their unique needs. Here’s how. When we first started homeschooling 15 years ago, I had NO idea how to choose a curriculum. In fact, I bought an all-in-one curriculum that my friends were using, thinking…
You don’t have to be a musician yourself to give your kids the gift of music in your homeschool. With this homeschool music curriculum, you can bring rhythm, confidence, and fun into your homeschool days, no matter your child’s age or learning style. When my youngest was a baby, he used to wake up singing….
All week long, I have shared how I plan for a new school year. I shared where to start and also our curriculum choices for sixth and tenth grade. I want to wrap up the week with some real life examples of how hands-on learning layers into my curriculum choices, particularly for my youngest son….
When it comes to organizing your homeschool days, having the right planner makes all the difference. An effective homeschool planner should reduce stress, streamline scheduling, and help you stay on top of lessons, activities, and records. Most importantly, it needs to be personalized and really work for your family’s unique needs! Homeschool Planet: Homeschool Planning…
As the new school year approaches, I find I am being asked this question all the time – What’s the best curriculum for children with learning differences? It’s been more than a decade since we first began homeschooling. That first year, I actually thought very little about curriculum (I look back on now and wonder,…
Finding the right curriculum can be a challenge for any homeschooler. Add in homeschooling a child with ADHD and the task can seem almost impossible. This is everything you need to get started as a parent making homeschool curriculum choices for your child with ADHD. When we first started homeschooling, more than a decade ago,…
When we think of high school math in our homeschools, algebra, geometry, and maybe even calculus are likely the first courses that come to mind. But there’s one math course that we often overlook despite being one of the most practical and life-shaping options: consumer math. Personal Finance For Learning And Life As homeschoolers, we…
There’s a lot of back to school stuff happening around the internet right now. I usually love this time of year. The posts make me feel motivated, inspired and almost ready to get back into the swing of all things school around here. I love looking at the curriculum choices and hearing from other moms,…
A homeschool typing program is a necessity these days! This online typing curriculum has a wide range of options for learning to type, increasing speed and even integrating typing into other subjects in your homeschool. I am old enough to remember what it was like learning to type on a typewriter in an elective class…
If you love the idea of nature study but are a less than “outdoorsy” homeschool mom, these resources will help you expose your child to nature without losing your mind! Before I had children, I spent most of my time working in big cities. New York. Boston. San Francisco. Seattle. Los Angeles. If I walked,…
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