Homeschool

This word is rather trendy right now so I apologize if you are sick of hearing it, but I also kind of love it. Amazon-the-all-knowing is...

Have you ever felt a pull inside of you that says something along the lines of, "This is meaningful; this is good; you/your children must...

It's been four weeks since we started back to school, and I feel like we are finally getting the hang of our schedule! And by "we," I am...

I have never been so late in planning for the coming school year. During our first couple years, I was so excited for the next school...

I recently listened to an episode of the Read Aloud Revival podcast (which is one of my favorites, highly recommended) and Sarah...

Our school year is almost/basically/pretty much/maybe finished. I told the children that sometime next week will be our Official Last Day...

The year has flown by, as they tend to do, and we have only two weeks left of our second year in Classical Conversations. Last spring I...

Ten years have passed since I first heard your cry and held you in my arms. You are so tall now that I sometimes forget you were small...

Snow still covers the ground and most of our temperatures are below freezing but I feel hints of spring in the air and I know it will be...

This may be a bit late, but as it's still January I would argue that it is still the season for reflecting and planning and resolving and...

My son is different. You probably can't tell just by looking at him, but he always has been. We've wondered, guessed, suspected for quite...

It never fails: every November, at the end of the month, I feel the itch to loosen our school schedule (which is already fairly loose to...

The weather has changed, and fall is here in all its glory! One of the many reasons I love this season is that the public schoolers are...

... and that's a good thing. Truly. If you are alive on this planet in 2022, you've probably heard the lie that YOU ARE ENOUGH.* Let me...

I was hoping to end the summer with a bang, packing in lots of fun adventures and organizing the whole house before embarking on this new...

Never mind the fact that I have five. I've been thinking about this topic and have come to the conclusion that there are many good...

It's a funny thing to say, considering that we will soon be embarking on our second year of Classical Conversations, and I will be a...

I recently finished reading Walter Isaacson’s biography of Leonardo Da Vinci and it was wonderful. Well-written biographies are gripping...

It's been a blur of a month, and somehow we're at the end of it already! Two birthdays in our house, a visit from my dear mother, an...

Another school year is (almost) in the books! Phew. We've got two more weeks left in which to wind down our last few subjects before we...

Baby Brother is six months old this week! He is alert and smiley and loves to laugh at his siblings and try new foods and he takes a...

One of the perks of living in a big city is that there are many opportunities available to homeschoolers. For some time now I have been...

I chose this blog title because we want to teach our children the importance of serving others, and (more importantly) model that mindset...

New Year's resolutions may have a negative connotation, but I still enjoy the practice of setting aside some time to think about the...

One of my favorite months of the year, December, is here! We've started our advent calendar countdown, we recently finished our last...

He's here! Littlest Brother arrived at the beginning of the month and we are so glad he is finally in our arms. I have pictures to share...

Hello, Friday! It's been a long week, and by some standards, a bad one on the homeschool front. I spent Monday in bed, struggling with...

I recently found a quote which I am embracing as my mantra for this current season of life. This is the fun stage of pregnancy where...

We dove back into our homeschool routine this week! Hooray! Actually, lest you are visualizing a graceful Olympic-worthy dive, let me...

Don't let this title fool you - I have actually "taught" my children very little geography, in the traditional sense of the word. Big...

I recently noticed that the various books and curriculum we've chosen do not include tests. Our math program will have an occasional...

I'm not quite sure where we are on a "normal school calendar," but the weather is telling me it's time for us to be done. As spring warms...

We have now finished reading our science and history for the year and are hoping to wind up most other subjects within a month. Wisconsin...

I've already written about how I'm a lazy homeschooler. And also how we don't make daily plans of how much we will get done each day. I...

I can see the end of this school year in the distance, beckoning us onward with encouraging visions of warm weather and outdoor...

One of the blessings of homeschooling in 2021 is that many, many people have walked this road before us and we can learn from their...

We've tried many different programs and books since starting our homeschool life 2.5 years ago, and some we have liked while others have...

Here in Wisconsin we are settling into the heart of winter, with many months of cold weather still to go. Some days are too cold to send...

December continues to march along quietly, and we've had two weeks of low-key cozy-schooling already. We've sung songs, wrapped presents,...

Well. It's been an eventful month-and-a-half since my October update, and I'm reminded again that it's good to be consistent and work...

Open your school books and carefully examine the next lesson. Close the books and go lie down in your bed. Tell yourself that you'll try...

This is a sneaky method of education and I almost feel like a Homeschool Ninja when I see it happening in my home. You could also call it...

So far in our short homeschool career it's worked better for me to plan from behind - writing down what we accomplish AFTER it's...

I was observing my children yesterday and thinking again about all the learning that happens while they "play." If you're skeptical of...

You can find the first four steps of my planning process here! At this point I now have a list of topics I would like to cover for each...

As I wrote here, this can be hard! Too many choices plus uncertainty about what you want equals STRESS. We are about to embark on our...

Planning a homeschool year can be very overwhelming. There are - quite literally - a million and one resources and curriculum available,...

Charlotte Mason recommends returning to the same nature spot over and over again, and just recently I've begun to see the wisdom in this...

I've never been a huge fan of unschooling but if all my kids were like my oldest I just might be converted. We affectionately call him...

You know there's a pandemic going on because this is my third post in a month. Ha! Suddenly we've all got a little (or a lot of) extra...