These 27+ homeschool hacks can help make your day easier & more enjoyable - perfect if you feel overwhelmed, tired, or frustrated.
If you are new to homeschooling & want to set yourself up for success, here are some dos & don'ts as you get started your first year homeschooling.
If you're new to homeschooling, you might think you need to know all about everything. Here's what first time homeschool moms need to know.
Is homeschooling free? Yes, it can be! Here's a list of my favorite homeschool curriculum that you can find online for FREE!
My fuss free ideas for homeschool record keeping. Making it simple is my goal. It includes: timetables, reports and combining grades.
Homeschoolng our kids has been a learning experience for me as much as the kids! Today I'd like to share 5 of My Best Homeschool Tips From 31 Years.
Paramount to maintaining sanity is having a guideline or idea of what to teach in each homeschool grade. You’ll love the tips shared by a veteran homeschool mom with 25+ years.
Many new homeschoolers are concerned if they are spending enough or too much time doing school in homeschool. How should we be scheduling homeschool?
Having a supply list to look over is nice. You can be reminded of the supplies you need to stock up on, as well as, prepare a wishlist for later.
Homeschool planning can be overwhelming. With these homeschool planning secrets and hacks, you can conquer your challenges with homeschool planning today!
We are in our 6th year of homeschooling, and I absolutely love it. Well, on most days that is! Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart. It is without a doubt a commitment of time, energy, money, and space inside your home. My husband and I believe that for our family, the benefits far […]
When a lot of people talk about homeschool home economics it is usually a fun joke about having kids do chores or help with a DIY project. While it always makes me laugh, I think there is more to
Curious about what you really need for homeschooling? Check out this homeschooling supplies list + find out how to get supplies for cheap!
I was asking this question 4 years ago, so I'm writing the post I wish I'd had. 🥰A little background: Our family began officially homeschooling when our oldest son was entering kindergarten. I wasn't homeschooled and only knew a few homeschooling families, so I had a lot of questions (and trepidation) about choosing a curriculum.Here's what I've learned along the way:+ An open-and-go, boxed curriculum can be very helpful for your first year. We used Sonlight (with no regrets!) and I have many friends who love My Father's World. You go to their website, select your child's grade level, and order the materials. All you need for the year - the instructor's guide, books, and supplies - arrives at your doorstep. You're ready to homeschool! This helped me feel confident that yes, I was doing enough, and had advisors ready to help me if I needed it.+ A trusted homeschool mama in your community is an invaluable resource. If there's a homeschooling mom in your church whom you admire, ask her all your questions. How did she get started? What curriculum would she choose (or stay away from) if she could do it all again?+ Start simple, as it will take a while to find your rhythm. For example, all that a kindergartener *really needs* is a reading/phonics program, a math program, and (for Christian families) a morning Bible/devotional time. If that's all you do for your child's kindergarten year, great! You can add history, handwriting, science, and other electives as you grow more confident.+ Remember that you may not land on your favorite curriculum or educational philosophy your first year. And that's ok! If you're interested in finding your homeschool style, I've linked a helpful quiz in my profile.+ After you've narrowed it down to a handful of curriculums you're interested in, I love Cathy Duffy's review site (cathyduffyreviews.com). Her reviews are straightforward and very helpful.
If you're stuck indoors for whatever reason, try these educational activities to crack boredom from easy science experiments to fun activities.
Preparing to homeschool but not sure where to start? This 5 step method has been my go-to for years and it totally works, you guys!
Trying out notebooking? Find out the best tips and practices for using the notebooking homeschool method from veteran homeschool moms.
An easy to follow weekly homeschool schedule for elementary kids. Includes a free printable to schedule your homeschool week!
These 40+ free STEM websites: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are for grades 6-12; middle school and high school. Hands on science
Quarantine homeschool is a new reality right now for us. Having a quarantine homeschool schedule, rules and printable pack is saving my sanity right now.
Just a bunch of useful links! There are so many more sites than I listed but these are my favorites. Everything listed has something for free and most of the sites are completely free resources!
This is our second year homeschooling and my first year teaching two kids. I have a first grader, kindergartener, and 3.5 year old. We have been using this weekly binder system for organizing our curriculum for a couple months and it's just simplified the mornings so much for me! I feel organized instead of scattered.
Ten Tips to Start Homeschooling - how to get started, how to choose curriculum, and what you REALLY need to get started.
Even wanted to know what advice an experienced homeschooler with two decades of experience would give a beginning homeschooler? Find out here!
Tips on how to start homeschool planning when you don't know how. New homeschoolers can feel overwhelmed with all of the info out there, don't get stuck.
