Overview: Are you one of us homeschoolers who want the school year to be done? Are you struggling? Here are some tips to help moms want to throw in the towel! So, we’ve entered May, and the finish line for the school year is within sight. Just a few more weeks and we’ll feel a …
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Overview: Having a hard time focusing? Feeling tired after a long winter? THERE’S HOPE! Here are some tips to help you homeschool successfully in the spring! It’s spring! We should all feel refreshed and full of energy after a long winter, right?!? Somehow, that isn’t the case around here. Between the pandemic, the fact that …
Overview: Is it even possible to teach a child who hates writing?!? It sure is!!! Here are 5 homeschool tips for kids who don’t like to write. When our kids hate writing or put up a fuss every time we ask them to pick up a pencil, it can make homeschooling miserable because writing is …
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Overview: So much is not going according to plan right now. For all of us. Learn the importance of leaning into whatever God presents and embracing the unknown. When homeschoolers are asked their favorite things about homeschooling, one of the number one answers given is we love the flexibility. Even in states with a lot …
Overview: If your kids are rapidly approaching adulthood, have you thought about what comes next?!? When the kids leave the house, what’s YOUR next step? When my boys were fairly young, I started homeschooling them. My oldest son was two at the time, which is really young. However, the days can be long when you’re …
Overview: If your homeschool isn’t working because everyone has a bad attitude and doing lessons seems way too overwhelming, here are some tips that should help! Are your kids bored with their homeschool lessons? Are you struggling to stay focused? Many of us get spring fever this time of year and it becomes more and …
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Overview: My audience of VETERAN homeschool moms shared THEIR homeschool hacks in an effort to help each other. And I’m sharing all of their great ideas here! This coming year will be my 17th and most likely my final year of homeschooling my sons. And I’ve had a homeschool blog for 12 of those years …
Overview: Do you have a child who is stuck on picture books and can’t seem to make the transition to chapter books? Easy reader books may be the answer! My older son was a natural reader. He quickly made the leap from Mr. Putter and Tabby books to The Chronicles of Narnia and he just …
Trying to figure out how to motivate a child to write? Have you ever said, “Help, my child hates writing!” to someone because you felt completely clueless about how to proceed? You are not alone. I’ve been homeschooling my sons since the beginning and I just graduated my oldest son, Ben, a few weeks ago. …
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know that there were plenty of years when my sons hated writing. Ironically, after years of hearing whines and moans whenever I asked my oldest son to write a sentence, he has blossomed into a talented writer. Here are his honest reflections about what …
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