I spoke to a mom last week about her state’s homeschooling laws and requirements. I have never been more thankful to live in California. She was asking for direction in how to best approach the annual homeschool testing required by her state, for her son with significant learning differences. She was also a little panicked….
My child needs sensory exercise every day. This list of sensory activities for all ages helps me provide the input he needs, easily and without too much thought! It started when my son’s occupational therapist handed me a worksheet describing a “Sensory Diet.” I went home in tears. I remember thinking as I sobbed in the…
Personal finance is essential learning for your teen. Here’s everything you need to know about teaching your child personal finance for real life. One of the things that surprised me most when my oldest son went away to college last year was how confident he was in overall life skills. Personal finance was one area…
When is it time to admit that life circumstances or homeschooling in general isn’t working? When is it time to quit homeschooling? Over the years, I have faced several difficulties that caused me to question if it was time to throw in the towel and quit homeschooling. Every single diagnosis created a dread in me….
I have been feeling the pressure for a while now. It was subtle at first. Like a vague feeling of stress, mixed with the whisper that I am forgetting something. Then, as the holiday season progressed, it grew. The shopping, the wrapping, the traditions, the parties – the holiday season is in full force. This…
Nothing can derail a carefully thought out lesson plan faster than a child’s anxiety. This is a behind the scenes look at homeschool lesson planning for an anxious child. When Anxiety Takes Over Your Homeschool Week Last week, we accomplished very little of our planned lessons. My son had an outpatient surgery on Tuesday and…
I put together a comprehensive list of fun and effective ways to practice sight words – because learning to read shouldn’t be boring! It’s about that time. It happens to me every single school year, no matter what our circumstances. I joke about it with my homeschooling friends. Plan all you want, happy little September…
Looking for compound-complex sentences examples? These 25 have everything you need for a great lesson. You might worry a little about how to teach compound-complex sentences, but compound-complex sentences aren’t as complicated as they seem or actually very scary at all. (See – I just used one!) Still, compound sentences can feel a bit tricky,…
If you are considering hybrid homeschooling, or are curious to learn more, this guide has everything you need to get started. When I first began educating my children at home, I had no idea what hybrid homeschooling was, much less how advantageous it can be. A decade later, with one graduate in college and another…
I realize that it was not any one thing that helped my struggling reader. It was all the things. This is everything I want you to know about homeschooling a struggling reader. My youngest son is reading. He is really, truly reading. His reading skills have improved dramatically over the past year. He can play…
Online learning is a staple in our homeschool. But I have struggled to find a fully customizable option that really works for my child’s learning needs and interests, until now. This program has online homeschool resources that are customizable for an individualized educational experience. If you have been following our family’s learning approach for any…
We have struggled for years to figure out the best way to help my son meet the foreign language requirement for high school graduation in our state. Even when he was younger and in a co-op Spanish class, I remember thinking that we needed to focus on reading and writing in his native language first….
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