Let's Talk About the Weather
It's an old joke amongst homeschoolers: They never get a snow day. If the weather is bad, that's practically IDEAL homeschool weather....
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Brenda
- Sep 20, 2021
- 4 min
The Book is Better
When we first began our homeschooling journey, we were invited to a book club for my older daughter, who was about 9 at the time. That...
Brenda
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
What About Teaching Multiple Grade Levels?
It can be hard to imagine teaching all of your children at one time if there is a spread in their ages, but it can be done. If your...
Brenda
- Aug 29, 2020
- 3 min
Let's Talk About Co-ops
Are you familiar with the term "co-op"? It's short for cooperative and it can have different meanings. For example, farmers can have a...
Brenda
- Aug 3, 2020
- 2 min
I'm Here to Tell You It's O.K.
Did you know that you don't have to have your child do every single math problem in a lesson? They can do just the odd numbered problems...
Brenda
- Jul 20, 2020
- 4 min
A Little Nanny McPhee Before the Year Starts
If you've seen the 2005 movie starring Emma Thompson, then will may remember Nanny McPhee's criteria when she first arrives at the home...
Brenda
- Jul 14, 2020
- 5 min
Preschool: Late or Early?
It might help to start thinking about the #youngeryears by discussing a few schools of thought. Oh come on, Brenda, I just want you to...
Brenda
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
Can I Homeschool Preschool?
Or Kindergarten? Why yes, you can! In fact, these years are such a wonderful time to begin homeschooling because you can establish good...
Brenda
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
The Ones We Will Be Using This Year
For the 2020-2021 school year, I will have a 3rd grader and a 10th grader. (We have a college student too but I'm not her teacher...
Brenda
- Jul 13, 2020
- 4 min
For The Ones Who Love to Read
Do you have a child who always has a book in their hand? Have you ever punished them by taking a book away? Our oldest daughter read...
Brenda
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
But What About Sick Days?
The first sick day we need to discuss is what happens when you, the homeschool teacher, are sick. You may have thought ahead enough to...
Brenda
- Jul 8, 2020
- 3 min
You Need a Team
I'll be your coach through all this getting started on homeschooling thing, but you will need a team. You need people who will support...
Brenda
- Jul 7, 2020
- 3 min
To All the Ones I've Loved Before...
I'd like to share some curriculum choices we have used in past years, but no longer use. I have included my memories of what I liked or...
Brenda
- Jul 5, 2020
- 3 min
How to Choose Curricula
So you've decided to homeschool. You've checked your state laws. You've decided on what subjects you need to include. You've even carved...
Brenda
- Jul 5, 2020
- 3 min
What About High School?
And prom? And graduation? And scholarships? And transcripts? And college applications? High school scared me a bit. The highest grade I...
Brenda
- Jul 5, 2020
- 4 min
What About the Special Days?
It might sound lame, but it's a legitimate concern! If we homeschool...what about our first day of school pics? ...what about class...
Brenda
- Jul 4, 2020
- 6 min
Making a Daily Schedule
My former career as a public school teacher might have harmed me more than helped me when it came time to make a schedule for our days. I...
Brenda
- Jul 1, 2020
- 4 min
A Personalized School Calendar
Please visit the first post, about school calendar options. Then come back here and we will wrap up your calendar planning for the year....
Brenda
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Let's Make a School Calendar!
(I really love this part.) (I fully acknowledge my nerdiness.) If you have made it this far on my website, you must have decided to go...
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