This is week 29 in a year long series, all about lesson planning in our interest-led homeschool. I share a recap of last week’s plan vs. reality every week, and include an overview of our lesson plan for the upcoming week. This week, I am also including a snapshot of a fall planning meeting with…
Summer learning has always been a time where I can relax and change up our homeschool a bit. I’ve learned that summer is also a great time to try out new things to see what might work once we head back to school in the fall. My son and I sat down together last week…
This is week 28 in a year long series, all about lesson planning in an interest-led homeschool. Each week, I share a recap of last week’s plan vs. reality. I also include our new lesson plan for the upcoming week. My child had to ask me how to write a date again this morning. Is…
You might think that finding creative ways to help my children learn is the most difficult part of homeschooling for me. It’s not. The hardest part about my decision to homeschool is dealing with doctors and therapists who don’t understand and disagree with it. My child ate kleenex in his therapy session last week. He…
The finances of homeschooling children with differences is a complicated topic, mostly because what works for one family is likely not going to work for another. In this week’s lesson plan recap, I want to address this very real aspect of our lives as parents and homeschoolers. This is week 27. As gas prices have…
Homeschooling a child with dysgraphia can be complicated, especially because so few resources exist to support a dysgraphic child. This behind the scenes look illustrates the reality of homeschooling a child with dysgraphia and includes resources to help. In all my years of public school, the only bad grade I ever received on a report…
Each week, I share our real life, interest-led homeschool lesson plans. Because nothing every really goes according to plan, I also include a recap of the week prior . This is week 26 of 2022 in which I also share what a typical day looks like, from start to finish. A question that has frequently…
Dealing with doctors and therapists when your child has special needs can be intimidating and overwhelming. These are my best tips to help. I sat with her, desperate for information and scared of what she might say. It was two weeks before my appointment with the developmental pediatrician. Two weeks before I would hear the…
Creating a homeschool high school transcript can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. This is everything you need to get started, including a sample for your own records. One of the things I worried about most, in our early years of homeschooling, was how I would handle high school – especially high school…
Homeschooling high school doesn’t have to be complicated! There are so many options and resources to help. This is an overview of what you can expect as you navigate the high school years, as well as online homeschool resources for AP classes and dual enrollment. Since my oldest son graduated from our homeschool last year…
Each week, I share our real life, interest-led homeschool lesson plans. I also include a recap of the week prior, so that you can see what changed in real time. This is week 24 of 2022 – the very last week of our official school year. This was a bittersweet week for me, as my…
Although we homeschool year round, summer is historically when I take the time to change things up a bit, enjoy a more relaxed approach to learning, and even try out new resources. I sometimes miss the days of summer vacation that I had as a child. Playing with my friends, watching movies with my sister,…
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