Homeschooling two or more students this year? Whether you are new to homeschooling or you're a veteran homeschooler who now has multiple students to homeschool, this post from March 2022 can help. There's no quicker way to feel overwhelmed as a home educator than homeschooling multiple students at the same time. Talk about having [...]
Planning for a successful school year starts with three areas that most people would not consider part of school planning. I find that the lack of planning for meals, household chores, and extra-curricular activities or work are the areas that can easily derail our homeschooling. In this post I will share the three areas [...]
Do you have a homeschool student with special needs? We're reposting this article from August 2021 with seven tips on how to help your child thrive at home. Are you homeschooling a child with learning challenges or special needs? Whether you’re new to homeschooling or an experienced pro, you know the difficulties of special [...]
According to major retailers, it's time for Back to School! I was gobsmacked on July 4 when I ran into Walmart to grab burger buns and saw that all of the summer items like kiddie pools, beach toys, and the like had been replaced by notebooks, binders, and pencils galore! I don't know about [...]
We're re-running this post on 6 Ways to Handle Personality Clashes with Your Homeschool Student from December 3rd, 2019 to help you prep for the upcoming school year. Homeschooling—we all have a picture in our minds of students eager to learn gathered happily around mom or dad. Many days are that way, but let’s [...]
We're running this post again for the folks whose children will be homeschooling this fall and are wondering how to set up a simple learning space. The decision has been made: You’re homeschooling your child this school year. Amid the mix of excitement and nervousness is another concern: Where will you put all [...]