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There are so many ways of homeschooling our children! Some parents and children love working closely with each other while using hands-on activities, textbooks, printables, or living books. These parents may be able to spend the majority of their children’s school hours supervising or even directly working with their children. Other students enjoy being more…
Written by LeAnne Varenkamp of Dream Dinners – The Original Meal Kit Company Yesterday, was one of those days. Laundry on the couch for the second (or third…) day, a sick toddler, trying to help with high school algebra… Add in the ongoing effects of the seemingly never-ending pandemic, and I pretty much felt like I…
At our house, back to school is not easy. My kids do not look forward to getting back to a school routine after a long break. My kids thrive on routine, and any change in routine requires a period of adjustment. Over the years, I’ve created a few routines and ideas for helping kids who…
Free Printable Thanksgiving Math Game (for Multiple Ages) “Mom, I want some fun math games, too!” That was the request my fourth grade daughter had recently. While she’s knee-deep in fractions, my first grader is still learning basic math facts. He plays a lot of math games to help him learn them, and big sis…
Y’all. I know tensions are pretty high right now, but something just happened to a friend of ours and it made me instinctively want to check in on you pretties because I fancy myself the resident HHM grandma. #unofficialtitle #getoffmylawn! This friend of ours has a significantly, physically handicapped daughter. They casually mention on FB…
I know that many moms are doing apple units for the beginning of the year. Here is a great landscape art project you can incorporate into any apple unit or just do it as a stand-alone project. It would be great for a Friday afternoon after a visit to your local apple farm for apple…
You’ve had them. I’ve had them. We’ve all had them. Them? Those hard, the kids are dumping out all the color-coded toy boxes, the phone is ringing, the dog is barking, my inbox is full, we can’t find the math answer book, the baby is crying, and there’s no coffee type of days. You know,…
I don’t like games. Not board games. Not card games. It seems like good homeschool moms are supposed to like them, but I do not. However, several weeks ago I ran across a game that piqued my interest. It was more of a relationship game than a card game. It prompts discussion by asking simple questions…
I am a nerd. There, I said it. For as long as I can remember, I have always been enamored with the thought of learning. Here’s the clincher: I’m also a public school graduate. Unfortunately, school today is far removed from the school of yesterday. The institution that planted the seeds of lifelong learning for…
Review of Apologia’s Online General Science Class for Middle School Our son began his 8th grade year as a homeschooler this past fall. He has been homeschooled from the start, and we’ve always chosen his curriculum using an eclectic approach, mostly with the intent of catering to his strengths while moving his weaknesses forward at…
Our CTCMath review shows this curriculum is an excellent mastery approach option for homeschool families with children in kindergarten through 12th grades. We’ve been using it for both middle/high school math and early elementary math, and we’ve discovered that it works for a variety of learners in different kinds of learning situations. Our CTCMath review…
Confession is good for the soul, right? Well as much as I would love to tell you what a great homeschooling mom I am and how many things I’ve done right all along the way in my homeschooling journey, the fact is, I’ve made a lot of mistakes, too. A lot of mistakes. Now I’ve…
