WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? Taking time for creativity isn’t justs for kids. Here are a few ways I carve out time to be creative as a mom. The principals are the same for this Holiday reboot season too. Winter electives tend to focus on things we can do indoors and more independent than the…
Have you ever woken up and realized you might as well not do school today? It’s Thursday, you have two errands left over from Monday and there is still groceries that need to be bought. I feel this way without fail every week in the month of December. We needed a Holiday Homeschool Reboot. The…
STEM studies, tech and engineering are all the rage in education. That means a big market for hands-on tools like homeschool STEM kits like…
I believe that the Eastern Hemisphere Explorer (EHE) core is the transitional linchpin of the entire Sonlight catalog. No other set gives you more prep for upper level work.
Why We Take Year long focus on the Eastern Hemisphere Sonlight’s HBL F is no skipping stone when it comes to the place where the two thirds of the world’s population resides. In this yearlong curriculum students go deeper than ever with their study of China with the incorporated Eastern Hemisphere Explorer (EHE) Project Guide….
As adults we bring so many of our own fears and limitations into our parenting. There is nothing to fear if we keep these 5 Keys in mind as we approach teaching high school from home
I’d like to share the tools I have on my phone right now for school. I am just one homeschool parent. There are so many tools and apps that you can easily be overwhelmed. I’d like to give you a small sampling of the things I use to help streamline my day, facilitate learning and…
With the closure of the public schools so early in Spring, many parents are going to have to create a new normal. I though I would share this schedule with you and see if it can help create a structure you can work with while teaching lessons at home.
This post and podcast will help you create a plan for your homeschool start-up with ease. We show where to find state laws, know what reporting you need, scheduling and curriculum resources with easy to follow links in the blog post to make your start-up as easy as possible.
A Successful year needs a little homeschool planning. There are two things that will help you more than any others.
I created this mini-capsule series at my homeschool podcast, In Due Season with you in mind. We are going to explore the fast track to homeschooling setup and re-start. This first episode talk about what kind of parent is choosing to homeschool.
No matter how you handle social media, current events is a part of living in a world with the sound on. Little kids hear broadcasts across the gas station and in the car. They catch what grandma and family members are talking about after dinner. They understand something big is happening when we parents stop…
Readers know that we need to add new books to inspire personal vision and growth from time to time. I am always reading to learn and grow. This year I collected a few new favorite writers like, Jeff Goins, Brian Dixon and Jen Wilkin. I also added to my collections of leadership books by writers…
Apologia as the leader in homeschool Science curriculum. It is what we have used for high school three times over, but we have made some great changes to how we use it. I want to share some of the common factors we discovered that have made Science better every year.
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