Can you and your kid hardly wait to get back to school this year? Or maybe your feeling surprised that summer is almost over and getting ready for school has taken you somewhat by surprise. Whatever the case may be, whether you’re looking for some “back to school” fun or needing some “back to school” […]
3 Things To Remember When You Want To Quit Homeschooling
Do you want to quit homeschooling some days? It is so easy to get burned out and exhausted. Homeschooling can be overwhelming…discouraging sometimes. You no longer finish with a school year then you’re off to the races researching curriculum and planning a new school year. And it’s really easy to fantasize about taking a year […]
10 Encouraging Bible Verses for Homeschool Moms – Free Printable!
I’ve been a part-time homeschooling mom for a few years now. Last year I homeschooled my youngest even though he attended our local kindergarten 2 days a week, and, due to my children’s language disorder, until January continued to part-time homeschool our oldest who attended public school. But my husband and I decided to officially […]
5 Ways We Make Summer Learning Fun
One of the hardest things to balance as a mom of two MERLD children is knowing when to pull back and when to push. Here is what I mean: Sometimes we need to give the brain a chance to sort through what our MERLD children have been learning and let all the pieces fall in […]
How Mind Mapping Helped My MERLD Son Write Great Stories
Is writing a battle ground in your homeschool? Maybe your child loves to write, but tends to leave out parts of speech that help give their writing depth, color and life. Maybe your child is generally creative, but has a hard time getting their creative thought down on paper. All three of these were issues […]
Multi-Grade Independence Day Unit Study
“Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o’er the land of the free..?” This is a good question to ask ourselves, but before one can ask himself if he is free, one must learn what it means to truly be free. Does being free mean we can behave however we want? What is liberty […]
4th of July Notebooking Pages
While most homeschool families take a break for the summer, it’s a shame if we let one of our most important holidays pass by without turning it into a learning opportunity. The 4th of July is packed with so many learning opportunities for our kids! Wonderful children’s books have been written on our nation’s founders […]
10 Things I Learned In My First Year of Homeschooling
It’s hard to believe that we’re wrapping up our first year of homeschooling. On one hand, it seems like day one was just yesterday. On the other hand, it feels like it was 100 years ago. This school year is by far the weirdest school year since my oldest son began Kindergarten 5 years ago. […]
