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My boys are getting older. It’s clear in the amount of time they spend getting ready in the bathroom each day, the shows we watch together (and I actually enjoy), and in the deep, man voices that surround me. Yes, they are getting older and as they do, their interests are changing. This change is…
I absolutely cannot believe we are past Christmas and already on the slippery slope of New Years. The last half of the year was a haze of doctors and health concerns that have thrown us completely off track. Our daily routines were almost nonexistent at one point and truth be told, I cannot remember the…
We made the decision to enroll my youngest son in a homeschool charter school last year. To say I was nervous about the decision is an understatement. (If you are in a state that does not offer this choice, please allow me to explain. In California, several charter school options have been developed over the…
Learning To Read Or rather, teaching my son to read, is the single most difficult aspect of my life as a homeschooling mom. My son is profoundly dyslexic and twelve years old. This is our eighth year homeschooling together. Every single school year, our number one concern, priority, stress and challenge? Learning to read, without a…
Art was a major concern for me when we first made the decision to homeschool. I am the least artistic, most stick-people-drawing person I know. Add to it my lack of knowledge about art movements, history and even art supplies and you understand my concern. Although I may not be much of an artist, I…
My son loves audio books. Like, we always have a book going, listen to it every single time we are in the car, have a back-up audio book just in case, Audible loves us almost as much as we love Audible, love for audio books. He also creates his own stories. We work on outlines…
When we first started homeschooling, I thought we would do it for a few years and then transition the boys back to school. I was certain there was NO WAY I would homeschool my kids through high school. It seemed like too much to take on. The increased requirements, the college transcripts, the need for…
A typical day in our homeschool almost always involves a lesson or two online. Why? My youngest son struggles with reading. He is profoundly dyslexic, and his learning differences affect every aspect of learning to read proficiently. In order to best help him, we work consistently and in a systematic way. He practices every single day, in one…
My youngest son is a tricky learner – especially when it comes to math. He can do complex, multi-step math problems in his head. No calculator. No paper. He just looks up and thinks for a moment, and then shouts out the answer, “36!” I am grateful for this advantage. It means he can easily…
Reptiles are taking over my life, y’all. I am not kidding. Because we moved, we now have a room devoted to my youngest son’s growing collection of lizards, turtles and snakes. (It’s the guest room, which means no one will ever actually want to come and stay with us.) For the first time, I can…
My oldest son is now 15 and headed into the 10th grade. A sophomore in high school – what in world has happened, y’all? It’s amazing to me how much he has grown, not just in age and physicality, but emotionally, socially and academically. As I began to create his learning plan for this year,…
The last two years have been so difficult for my youngest son. A mix of physical and mental health issues made “Back to School 2016” and “2017” the least of our worries. I am so very grateful to say that he is feeling better, much better. We are beginning to get back into a routine…
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