So most of us starting out on this homeschooling journey were not homeschooled ourselves. We were trained to thrive in the system, to do our best inside the confines of…
1- It is Fun and Develops Curiosity Think about how when you were a kid and how fun secret codes were! I know I loved secret codes and deciphering messages. …
A great workbook for keeping information about the states in the USA. Room for maps and lots of info.
The Harder Times Tables 6's, 7's, 8's and 9's One of my twins has been working to get his 5 minute drill worksheet done in 5 minutes from themathworksheetsite.com .…
So this post is about how to help your kids really "get" addition and subtraction. These ideas can be used to supplement whatever math curriculum you are using. With my…
Group time is a great time to cover topics that can be done with multiple ages such as history, literature, poetry, science, music, geography, languages, art and whatever other topics…
I gave a talk on for HECOA today and thought I ought to share my points with everybody! HECOA is running a free online homeschooling conference this week and next…
After struggling with the repetitiveness and colorlessness of Saxon Math, when my oldest was 6, we switched over to Singapore Math and have successfully used it for each of the…
A detailed list and discussion of topics, skills and character traits kids need to lead happy fulfilling lives. Academics are important, but so are many other topics.
How to teach your child to read using phonics, great resources listed