by Michelle Caskey | Advice, Homeschooling
My boys and I are getting ready to start our 16th year of homeschooling and I’m happy to say that I’m not the same person that I was when I first started this adventure. The old me was much more uptight and rigid about my ideas of education. The old me was... 
by Michelle Caskey | Advice, Homeschooling
We’ve been a homeschooling family for a long time. Before my oldest son turned 2 years old, my husband and I both felt called to check out this homeschooling lifestyle and see if there was any way we could make it work for our family. I have to say that... 
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, How To, Lessons
Have you ever tried using a unit study with your children? If not, you may want to consider giving one a try. Unit studies are different than the traditional way of homeschooling because rather than studying each subject separately they combine multiple subjects into... 
by Michelle Caskey | Advice, Homeschooling
If you’ve read even one of my blog posts before, then you know that homeschooling is one of my very favorite things ever. I love the freedom that it affords my family. I love being able to spend so much time with my boys. I love seeing the spark in their eyes... 
by Michelle Caskey | Advice, Homeschooling
Probably the question that new homeschoolers have to answer the most is, ‘What about socialization?’ Superior test scores have caused people to stop worrying that homeschoolers won’t learn necessary academic skills; however, they still worry that... 
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, Lessons
It can be discouraging for parents to develop a homeschool reading program for their sons. Boys are more likely than girls to say that they hate to read. Boys do get excited about reading, though, if it is approached in the right way and if they are given the right... 
