Feb 11, 2020 | Homeschoolers
For some, the thought of adding “extras” to your day sends shivers up your spine and makes you want to hide under the school table. You already have a full to-do list and the idea of seeing more people is a lot to handle. For others, the problem with adding “extras”...
Feb 6, 2020 | Homeschoolers
An awareness of the fact that I am a lot more extroverted than I previously knew. I was the shy kid growing up, never wanting to raise my hand in class. But, as an adult, I have learned that my shyness had more to do with some fears and insecurities than a lack of...
Feb 4, 2020 | Homeschoolers
The latest family birthday launched us into the teen years with our eldest child. Her sister and I spent an afternoon planning her party by preparing invitations, planning party games and picking a delicious menu. Her friends were invited, as well as some adults who...
Jan 30, 2020 | Homeschoolers
Some schools have spirit week, our homeschool has a Special Focus week. A Special Focus week consists of packing away all of our regular textbooks and spending most of our school hours deeply studying a specific skill or area of interest. This year, we became experts...
Jan 28, 2020 | Homeschoolers
I seem to have a quarterly ritual of digging into the depths of our school closet to find something I thought I owned, want to use later in the week, or to share a resource with someone else. To the average reader, this might not sound like a huge task, except that...
Jan 24, 2020 | Homeschoolers
Valentine’s Day is around the corner. Time to dust off the romantic records and polish the poetry skills. What if I told you that you could potentially bring home something better than a box of chocolates just by sharing what you love about homeschool? On February 15,...
