How to Help Handwriting Struggles
Growing up I had absolutely atrocious handwriting. Try as I might it was just bad. At the start of every school year each teacher was sure that they would be the one to ‘fix’ me. Every year they failed and…
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A World In Crisis: Why You Need To Teach Geography
These are trying times we’re in. It seems like every day the news is filled with stories of conflicts and wars between countries or cultures. At times that can leave us feeling pretty helpless. But we AREN’T helpless! First and…
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Homeschool Flexibility: Taking Homeschool Breaks
Let’s be real here. Homeschooling isn’t always rainbows and unicorns. Some days, or weeks, or even entire seasons are hard. Almost every one of us has fondly imagined calling it quits and loading our kids onto that big yellow bus! …
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Homeschool Flexibility: Year-Round Homeschooling
Many years ago I read ‘advice’ (and I use that term loosely) about how to homeschool written by a well known organization guru. This person had never homeschooled or even worked with homeschoolers. Her only reference point seemed to be…
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12 Fabulous Books To Teach Gratitude
A few years ago my older kids and I were working our way through the Little House series. As we read through The Long Winter we realized how thankful we were for our lives. We had access to basic things…
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Why Homeschoolers Shouldn’t Avoid Controversial Topics
“That’s not FAIR! They shouldn’t be able to do that”! Many years back we were talking about slavery during school. I explained that people believed they had the right to buy, sell, and own other people. We talked (in someone…
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How to Homeschool with Project Based Learning
You may not know this about me, but I grew up as an ‘end of alphabet-er’. This is a terrible thing to be in a classroom! My last name started with a W, which meant I was the last to…
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Project Based Learning: Why You Should Embrace It
I want you to imagine yourself sitting down for an annual performance evaluation at work. You’re in your boss’s office ready to discuss your various projects and accomplishments when she tells you that the bulk of the decision about your…
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Make Social Studies Exciting- Take a Journey Through the USA
Did you grow up thinking social studies was boring? I think most of us felt that way at some point. As a devoted history and geography enthusiast I want to show you a better way. Imagine if you could draw…
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Easter Unit Study: A Focus on God’s Greatest Gift
“What’s the best part of Easter, guys?” What did my kids say when I asked that? The candy. Mom fail!!! I, umm…think we may have gotten a bit off track here, folks! We had let all the commercial trappings that…
