When our family, along with our homeschool co-op learned about the first English settlement at Jamestown, we decided to build the settlement out of pretzels and cereal.
No two children are alike, but I’ve found a flexible plan to teach grammar that has worked for all my kids from Kindergarten to high school graduation!
Book clubs are like a party with food, talking, and people who like each other. My children prefer them to book reports.
I designed my own curriculum for high school English based on lists of classic literature, life skills to acquire, and writing projects to enjoy. Literature and writing are two of my favorite subjects to teach and all my children have come to love them, too!
Is your homeschool co-op special needs-friendly? I believe parents, children, and teachers can all work together to be welcoming and supportive. Since our homeschool co-ops are filled with special needs children, often that we are unaware of, this is an important topic as homeschooling continues to grow exponentially.
To keep clutter at bay requires organization and tidying up on a regular basis. These two things are very different from cleaning. Yes, cleaning is important, but it will not control clutter.
In our home, our children’s state history studies are ongoing. Though some of my children have devoted an entire year to Florida history, most of them have learned about our Sunshine State bit by bit. Each of my children have a Florida notebook that they start in kindergarten and add to every year afterward.…
Attention Moms! This is our window. If we let our children help when they are little lambs and praise their efforts, we are on track to having big helpers one day.
Let’s meet some moms who made a difference by raising children. I love the faith and patient kindness these moms exemplified!
File folders make a perfect place for all of my piles of paper mess. C’mon, I know you have these piles, too.