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...]
Our History Studies for the 2018-2019 Homeschool Year
Today I want to talk about how we are going to be doing our history for our homeschool this year. What We Will Be Studying I decided that I wanted to do a one-year full sweep of US History. For the past couple years our history studies have been a combination of world and US history together, and so this year I thought it would be fun to do something a little different. We will be reading … [Read more...]
Our 2018-2019 Morning Basket and Afternoon Basket Learning Time
Several have asked what I was talking about when I mentioned our Morning Basket and Afternoon Basket in a recent newsletter. So I decided to write a whole post on it and explain exactly what a Morning Basket (and Afternoon Basket) are and what we will be doing for the 2018-2019 school year. What are Morning Baskets and Afternoon Baskets? This concept is simply putting items together that your … [Read more...]
IHP 025: How to Incorporate Skill Trek and Teaching Life Skills Into Our Homeschool Year
This is Episode #025 and today I want to talk about how we will be incorporating Skill Trek and teaching life skills into our homeschool schedule. Listen to the Podcast: My Notes: Why teach life skills? Life skills are important. But many times we are so busy with the academic studies that we forget about teaching our kids basic life skills that will help them as they get older. We either … [Read more...]
Homeschool Myth: You Can’t Balance Homeschooling and Homemaking
When we are home all day with our children, there is a temptation to feel that our homes need to be in spotless condition at all times. We are constantly picking up and putting away, to the point that we don't get much else done. Our homes may look great, but our homeschooling suffers. On the other hand, we can get so immersed in homeschooling our kids, that the laundry piles up, we have … [Read more...]
The One Thing I Didn’t Realize I Needed as a Homeschool Mom
Before I dive into this post, I do want to mention that I recorded a podcast on this very topic! If you would rather listen than read, you can listen to that podcast here! I have been homeschooling for 20 years! When I first started homeschooling my oldest way back in 1998, I was the first to sign up for the local homeschool conference. I loved going each year, browsing the vendor hall, buying … [Read more...]
My Schoolhouse Teachers Review + Video Tour!
I recently was able to become a member of SchoolhouseTeachers.com and have had some time now to go through the site and see what all is there. If you are not familiar with SchoolhouseTeachers.com, it is a curriculum site for the whole family. When you become a member, you will have access to curriculum and classes for your children (age preschool through high school and beyond), as well as courses … [Read more...]
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