A Winter Tradition: Decorating Day
Sweet cuddles and precious time together sharing a Christmas Decorating Day makes for lasting memories. We recommend certain elements in your special day for a full robust kick-off to the winter season.
How Our Donut Road Trip Made Me Awesome
Donuts? Donut road trip? With a homeschool bestie? You had me at DONUT! Donut say anything more – my two favorite worlds merging – food and homeschool – donut you know me at all? There is no question about it! We’re going! And we went! And it was everything I dreamed it would be.
Homeschool Hack: Add Novelty to Improve Focus & Attention
Promote attention and focus in your child’s learning by adding novelty - not just buying new things, but implementing activities that provide novel learning experiences!
Modern Day Mentors: When Media Mentors our Children
Who do you let into your home on a regular basis? Is it possible that the stranger on social media, or a fictional character on a TV show or movie is getting to mentor your child more than the people who actually know and love your child? We touch on this as we look at author John Taylor Gatto’s thoughts on modern day mentors.
A Missed Opportunity in Homeschooling: Pumpkin Mold
Missed opportunities are rampant when homeschooling your children, because every piece of life can be a teachable moment. But, this time, I really missed out on a great opportunity to teach my children about a very present fungi found almost everywhere, including our carved pumpkins.
Road Trip Tip: The Gift of the Goody Bag
There’s one magic thing you can do daily that can make all the difference in traveling with a friend, spouse, or child. It’s the daily goody bag.
Fears of a Homeschool Mom
You are not alone. Every homeschool mom has fears about how her homeschooling decisions impact her child. Take heart though, while your child grows, so do you.
Handling Santa Claus: When your children do not believe in magical figures but others do.
Real or not real? Our children handle this sensitive question sometimes daily in December, but it is good practice in laying the groundwork for how to share one’s innermost self and truth, with a loving heart.
School Rules: The Hidden Curriculum in Institutionalized Schools
Children these days are laden with rules galore - and the majority of these rules are from institutionalized schooling. So, does school rule? We share our thoughts on an award-winning public school teacher’s commentary on School’s hidden curriculum.
Favorite Enrichment Book Series: Who was…Where is…What is…
This book series helps you build the unit study, create an enriching learning experience for your co-op, and make your road trip more memorable!
Bells of Confinement: Musings On
Remember the bells commanding you throughout your days in institutionalized school? We jump off from Gatto’s thought-provoking preface about bells and more to dive into how those confining signals might seep into our own homeschooling routines. Sometimes we need a little reminder that we are free.
A Few of My Fearsome Things: Halloween
Spooky fun, gurgling cauldrons, and ghoulish opportunities for creativity are what a homeschool Halloween is all about! We share our fearsome four Halloween favorites with how-to’s and free downloadables.
10 Tips for Road Trips: Planning
Road trips can be the ultimate immersive learning experience - but it takes proper planning to make it the epic trip of your dreams. This planning how-to will really start your engine!
Homeschooling Birthday Parties: Making the Plan
Planning birthday parties is a fun, child-led opportunity for teaching your children event planning. Here’s a simple checklist and some easy tips to walk your child through this fun process.
First Week of School: Interview Your Kids on Film
Interview your kids your first week of school. This will build a treasure chest of your child’s first hand thoughts on experiences, favorites, fears, and dreams that you will cherish for a lifetime.
Identifying as a Homeschool Mom
I identify as a “Homeschool Mom,” but there is so much more to me.
What Is Socialization?
Socialization often comes up as one of the first concerns people have when they think of homeschooled children. Many people think (wrongly) that homeschooled children don’t interact often enough with others to be well socialized. We believe that much of this concerns comes from not understanding what socialization really is.
Summer Recharge: 5 Ways to Renew Your Homeschool Spirit
It’s summer, so let’s recharge our homeschool inspiration! With a these few ideas, your summer will not fly by and will feel intentional and renewing for your homeschool spirit.
Looking Forward to Planning Your Year with the Benefits of Looking Back
It’s so much fun to plan our homeschool year. With reflection and the necessary tools (free downloadables!), you can plan the year of your dreams.