Enter Why Homeschool Giveaway Below! Why Homeschool After 18+ Years? I’ve homeschooled now since I first attempted it in 1997 with my ADHD child, whom I homeschooled for very specific reasons. We homeschooled only off and on for the first few years, It was a struggle. Then I found confidence and success in 2003 after adopting a Charlotte Mason philosophy and […]
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What is an Eclectic Homeschool Program?
What is an eclectic homeschool program? It’s a homeschool program deriving from various homeschooling styles, methods, philosophies and tastes. Basically, it’s a bunch of different homeschool curriculum and ideas woven together in a complimentary way. I design my own homeschool program based on the needs of my child, the basic subject areas and our interests. […]
Curriculum Giveaway!
It’s that time of year. Along with spring cleaning, I’m clearing out my homeschool shelf. It’s been slow going this year so we are schooling Arithmetic, Reading, and English through summer. That’s a nice, light schedule for sure and we can make up hours and finish up what needs finished. I also think it’s important to […]
5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
Every year our homeschool looks different and with military life we just have to roll with the changes. It’s actually something I thrive on. It’s good to recreate ourselves and look at how things can be done differently. Each year we must breath new life into our homeschools. Especially after having homeschooled more than ten […]
Handwriting Without Tears- Making Handwriting Easy
I’ve been thinking and writing a lot lately about handwriting. It was all brought on by a conversation with a friend who’s spouse was in the teaching field. I had just learned that the local schools here had decided to stop teaching cursive. I wondered why they would do that. What about signatures? Is technology […]