With half of the school year officially behind us as of Friday (YAY!!!), there is never an inappropriate time to take a progress check and see what’s working. I am well pleased with this 5th grade year, even if it is markedly different than the years I spent at the elementary level with the older […]
May We Have More Algebra, Please?
I will be the first to admit that, in a younger season of homeschooling, I was that parent who took jabs at the public school system. I realize now that I needed to feel better about what we were doing, and so bashing others’ choices was a shameful way of elevating myself. Now having exposed […]
Successful Homeschooling: 5 Facts I Wish I’d Known…
In a word, we have been swamped this homeschool year. Hubby has traveled extensively for work such that I do not have much day-to-day help at home. The oldest leaving for college means that I lost my at-home driver while Dad’s away. Our son’s dance activities and college-related activities increased exponentially, meaning that my taxi cab hat is on more often. […]
Notebooking the (Homeschool) Day Away
One of my favorite blog-hopping activities is to check out certain blogs and get ideas, especially from kinesthetically (hands-on) oriented bloggers. As a visual learner, I sometimes forget to add in components to our day that allow the busy little hands that belong to our youngest a chance to move! There are homes that thrive […]
Letting Go of Older Children: Prayer, Prepare, and Apply
When I am not teaching our three children at home, I sometimes teach adult learners, helping them “blow the dust off,” shall we say, of academic concepts and skills long lost and forgotten. Not too long ago, at the end of an entry-level course, I asked the students to assemble into small groups and answer […]