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,…
This is Week Five 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 and then our new easy homeschool lesson plans for the upcoming week. Two big questions that have come up over the past month of sharing these…
As I have shared our weekly homeschool lesson plans and recaps this year, one of the questions many of you have asked is, “How Do I Keep Track Of Our Interest-Led Homeschooling Lessons?” I understand why! It can appear like things are all over the place in an interest-led, strength-based homeschool. I think there are…
We have always been a reptile family and my kids are a walking ball of random reptile facts. These are 50 fun reptiles facts I think your kids will love as much as mine do! Last week, my friend Cait shared this video of The Budgett’s Frog with us and asked if my son knew…
“I never had any desire to teach.” I have lost track of how many times I have heard it from moms, trying to figure this homeschooling thing out. They did not grow up imagining themselves in a classroom. They don’t love the Target dollar section’s educational supplies. They never really wanted to do this. But…
Interest-led homeschooling can get complicated when you have children with varying interests. Here’s how we make it work! One morning last week, my oldest son yelled and asked me to come into his room. “I’m with your brother. Give me a minute!” I yelled back because I am super serene and classy like that. I…
With one homeschool graduate in college this year and my youngest working through his freshman year of high school, one of the questions I am asked most is what our days and weeks look like, when taking an interest-led, strength-based approach to learning. To paint a picture of what this type of learning entails on…
My homeschool graduate just completed his first semester away at college. As we enjoy his winter break, there is one thing I want you to know above all else. Homeschooling actually works. If you are new to our family, please let me give you a little bit of background. Homeschooling In The Early Years We…
Homeschooling a child with ADHD doesn’t have to be scary. This comprehensive guide will help you get started. We made the decision to homeschool my youngest son before he was diagnosed with ADHD. We made the decision, in part, because we suspected it. We could see the need to move, the need to talk, and…
After almost a decade of teaching my children with learning differences, this is, by far, my best advice for helping a struggling learner. “I am not sure he is ever going to learn to read.” I said this to my husband, over coffee and through tears one morning about a year ago. My then twelve…
If you are homeschooling a child with dyscalculia, you may have already been asked this question by your child. “Why is math so hard?” When my son was in second grade, math was a big deal. His class practiced timed tests every day (the same way I did 30 years earlier) as a way to…
Research shows that one of the best ways for children with learning differences to really grasp and retain learning is with a multisensory approach. This easy hands-on homeschool science program is designed to create hands-on learning opportunities for children from preschool to high school! When my son and I sat down to discuss what he…
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