Dear Homeschooler, Ahhhhhh, summer! When we finished the last worksheet of the 2016 -2017 school year, we gladly fell into a week of blissful laziness — sleeping late, watching movies, playing with Legos and baby dolls, and eating easy finger foods for lunch. Eventually, we started planning our summer, knowing we couldn’t…
Dear Homeschooler, Looking for an incentive to keep your kids reading during the summer? Barnes and Noble have launched their Summer Reading Program from kids in grades 1 – 6. By reading 8 books over the course of the summer, kids can earn a free book. Once your kid has…
This month, we… FINISHED kindergarten and second grade! went to the homeschool day at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens had an excited birthday boy turn 8! ate crab for said birthday. went to the water park for an end-of-school celebration! met homeschool friends at Hot Springs, AR: camping for 5 days!…
Dear Homeschooler, Do you make your kids do chores? Do you pay them? Do you have a chore chart? I’ve seen many ways to do chore charts. The most recent one I’ve seen is using a bulletin board with chore items on it with the actual money attached: kid…
Dear Homeschooler, If you are like me, I don’t have a whole lot of extra time in the morning. In fact, I needed to find some extra time, so that I could exercise in the mornings and get myself organized for the day. I looked at where I was spending…
Dear Homeschooler, Memorial Weekend is coming up. It’ s a perfect opportunity to incorporate some camping-themed fun to your learning. Here are some ideas: Make a pretend (or real) fire. Sit around it and tell stories. You can even take turns telling different parts, creating conflicts and resolutions. Write sight…
Homeschool Highlights: April 2017 This month, we… Started praying in Latin … Oremus 🙂 Took the pup on some trails Went to Bible Convention Learned how to make Aztec hot chocolate Painted with watercolors Did some spring cleaning Had a yard sale and sold lemonade and cookies and brownies (and more…
Dear Homeschoolers, If you are like me, you probably get a lot of questions about your choice to homeschool. I often homeschool in public places like Panera Bread, and so the door is open for passersby to see and question. Most of those that approach me are very positive —…
