Over my 20+ years of homeschooling, I have used many different methods of homeschool planning. From forms I created myself and kept in a notebook, to my Intentional Monthly or Weekly Planners, to typing it out in Evernote. But I can't wait to share with you this amazing resources in my Homeschool Planet review. While I still love putting pen to paper, being able to automate some of my … [Read more...]
5 Things To Do This Summer to Keep Your Kids Learning
The summer months are going to be upon us soon, and if you are like me, you will be looking for some ideas to keep the kids learning! Whether you homeschool or not, summer is a great time to do some of those activities with your kids that you just don't have time to do during the school year. Or maybe there are subjects that your kids just LOVE and you want to dig deeper with them. While … [Read more...]
Using Pinterest to Plan Your Homeschool Curriculum
I'm sure everyone has heard of Pinterest by now. I love using it to bookmark recipes I want to try, books I want to read, homeschool resources, crafts I want to make, free printables, etc. It is so nice to be able to quickly "Pin" something to one of my boards and then go back later to look at it. Today I want to talk about how you can use Pinterest to plan your homeschool … [Read more...]
For your nature-loving children…
I thought I would do a quick post this morning and share with you some really neat {free} resources for your nature-loving children! The picture here is one that my oldest son took of a woodpecker at his suet feeder. He really enjoys the birds and so some of these links are going to be specific to birds, but you will find a variety of others as well. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A really … [Read more...]
Learn U.S. History and save for college at the same time + Podcast #47!
Listen to the Podcast I am really excited to tell you about a U.S. history product that I have used in our homeschool for years and love it. It is called Learn Our History. Learn Our History is a video series that teaches about U.S. history in a fun and educational way that kids love. At the time we first heard of Learn Our History, it was a monthly subscription service where we paid … [Read more...]
Use Epic! to inspire a love of reading (My Epic! Review)
As much as I love to read, my kids haven't always been as eager as I am. So when I saw a chance to sign up for a free trial of Epic, I knew I wanted to give it a try! Epic has been around for a while now, and it has only gotten better. What is Epic you may ask? Let me tell you! What is Epic? Epic is an amazing digital library for kids, filled with more than 25,000 high-quality popular … [Read more...]
One-Stop Resource for FREE Homeschool Curriculum
I know I am always looking for good quality free homeschool curriculum and resources to use in our homeschool. Over the years I have blogged about some of these resources I have found, but decided it would be more helpful to have them all linked in one place! Related: Check out my FREE Digital Learning Time Treasury filled with videos on a variety of topics! When I come across good quality free … [Read more...]
