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A lot of adults today can look back on their time in elementary school, when they had to listen to an English teacher try to explain how to diagram sentences or memorize terms and phrases such as “pronominal,” “present participle” and “nonrestrictive appositive.” If you asked some of those adults if they actually learned anything…
This year I have decided not to spend time planning. Previously when I’ve tried to plan, I’ve failed miserably, which caused multiple schedule changes and disruptions. So what will I do this year? I’m going to keep a logbook to journal our progress. The logbook will contain goals for our school year as well as…
Are you hosting a homeschool mom-friendly giveaway? Want a chance to win some fun stuff? Come check out . . . Giveaway Day! Bloggers & Giveaway Hosts: Come on in and link up those awesome giveaways homeschool moms would love to enter! Homeschool Moms: Have fun entering all the great giveaways listed here this week!…
We’ve been homeschooling for several years and between managing our home-based business and homeschooling, our daily routine is a work in progress. What I have found is that we have to get the routine set because that is the key to a successful homeschool for us. We work hard organizing so we can start the…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Favs from last week: Did you see these posts? We loved them! Here’s a few of our favorites from last week: Team Member Heidi loved Great High School Homeschool Supplement Resources. She said, “Given that I am beginning my first year of homeschooling high school I was drawn to this…
For seven years I worked part time for my church directing a mentorship program, and for the last 2 years I was also homeschooling. I managed to get everything done, but I don’t think that I did it all as well as I could have. My attention was divided because it wasn’t just a job—I…
When spring rolls around I am always ready to trade the books, grading, and schedules for bike riding, sun soaking, and a little leisure reading. Then sooner than we can ever believe August rolls around and school is upon us! (We follow a more traditional school calendar due to the scheduling needs of our oldest…
With only a few more days of summer freedom, I am acutely aware of how curious my toddler has become and why I need to start a tot school. At the start of the school year last fall, he was a little bundle of blue lying sweetly in a bassinet. I spent the majority of…
Today is the final day to enter Friday’s GRAND FINALE giveaways. Make sure you don’t miss these awesome prizes! Some even have low entries!! Science, Math, Logic: A Journey Through Learning — Swimming Creatures lapbook Academia Celestia — 3 complete curriculums: Chemistry, Ecology, and Earth Edmund Scientific — Whodunnit Detective Microscope Kit New Leaf Press/Master…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Our hop is changing! We’ve decided that with a new school year starting, we need to make some changes with the hop. We want our hop to be inspiration to our readers. We want to feature the activities, encouragement, and ideas that our awesome blogger-friends write! Bloggers, by linking…
Thursday’s back to school giveaways close tonight at midnight EST. Make sure you’ve entered! Some have low entries! Science, Math, and Logic: A Journey Through Learning — Land Animals Lapbook Edmund Scientific — Magic School Bus Weather Lab kit Maths On Screen — Rollercoasters and Other Flying Objects DVD The 101 Series — Chemistry 101…
I don’t know about you, but I’m in planning mode- and to be honest, I think most of us are thinking about how we can plan for a successful year of homeschooling. In order to see our plans work for us, though, we’ll need some goal-planning strategies for the year. In this post, I hope…
