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!
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.
One of the scariest things for me as a homeschool mom was guiding my teens through career choices. I wanted them to follow their dreams, but I also wanted them to be able to support themselves.
It is a normal thing for teens to question their faith. Almost every teenager I know goes through some doubts. It might be doubting God’s love or doubting that the Bible is the Word of God or doubting that Jesus rose from the dead.
And speaking of fun, hard work can be fun if everyone is lighthearted and kind to one another while they work.
We kicked off our brand new year of homeschool co-op with an exciting adventure. We made passports, took a plane ride around the world, and learned about the 10/40 window.