Learning to Love Writing

Learning to Love Writing

Is it painful to see your child slamming his head against a wall when all he has to do is write a simple paragraph? What if that could change? Expectations The subject of Language Arts comes with a mixed bag of expectations. While your child is learning all about...
Music Education

Music Education

Music has always been a big part of my life. From cleaning the house on Saturday mornings as a five-year-old with records playing to taking flute and piano lessons, I’ve enjoyed the music. How can you make music part of your homeschooling experience? Lessons The most...
Nurturing the Well- Rounded Homeschooler

Nurturing the Well- Rounded Homeschooler

In the public school I attended growing up, there were labels. One glance around the cafeteria and you could see students sitting with their particular group, and once you received a certain label it was almost impossible to shake. One of the things I love about...
Staying True to Yourself in Homeschooling

Staying True to Yourself in Homeschooling

There are hundreds maybe even thousands of options when it comes to homeschooling. If you talk with a homeschooling parent, they will tell you all about the many different books, classes, and activities their family loves. How can you narrow things down if you are...
The Power of “why”

The Power of “why”

One of the best lessons I have learned as a parent lately was taken from a short lesson in our simple detective textbooks- you know those thin, little supplementary books you buy in a moment of weakness? Yep, one of those. My kids and I learned that one of the most...