Homeschool Field Trip Ideas We all need a break sometimes in our daily lives and homeschooling life is no different! Some days are just plain hard! As with anything in life taking a step back from what is frustrating you or your kids is the best way to clear your minds and start fresh. Field…
Homeschool Unit Studies I don’t know about you but when I started researching homeschool and all of the different styles and options out there one thing I kept encountering was “unit studies.” If you aren’t familiar with what they are or how to go about incorporating them into your school year, keep reading! I’ve gathered…
Homeschool Planning Homeschool planning shouldn’t be hard – in fact with a few simple steps you can set yourself up for a year of feeling organized and ready to learn. I know it can seem like one of those projects where you just don’t know where to start. But I can tell you from experience,…
Homeschool Evaluations Along with homeschool record keeping homeschool evaluations can seem so complicated and hard to know where to start. Getting a gauge of where your child stands academically may or may not be a priority to you and your homeschool philosophy but the laws of the state where you live may feel differently. Depending…
Homeschool Record Keeping Importance of Homeschool Record Keeping As with everything related to homeschooling your sweet kiddos, learning what works best for you is key. This is especially true with how you choose to maintain your homeschool record keeping. I know I wasn’t quite sure of what to do when we first started homeschooling but…
Best Math Board Games Whether you’re winding down the school year and just need some more “fun” in your homeschool days, or gearing up & planning a new year and want to incorporate games, OR if you need a mid-year refresh adding in games can be the answer! This can be especially true when it…
Flashcards to review, workbooks (like this logic workbook), and books to be read aloud can be part of your homeschool morning basket. Homeschool Morning Basket We all know getting your day off to the right start makes such a difference in the flow of the rest of your day. Having a way to ease into…
Free Homeschool Art Curriculum Art is one of those subjects – you either love teaching it to your kiddos or you are all in favor of pushing it aside for “another day” haha! So for those of you who need some encouragement to embrace art as a subject in your homeschool, I’ve compiled some of…
Family Read Aloud Books Homeschooling or not, reading together as a family is such a wonderful way to spend time together. I decided to write this post with a list of all of our favorite family read aloud books without the word “homeschool” in the title simply because reading aloud together isn’t only for school…
What is a Homeschool Co-op? As you get settled in with homeschooling your kids and finding other homeschooling families one topic you may hear a lot about, is the much talked about homeschool co-op. I know I had heard about them but didn’t know anyone who was a part of a co-op or honestly, what…