The girls from here were talking about homeschooling styles as we were brainstorming. Charlotte Mason came up. Classical came up. Several versions came up, and I jokingly said, "I use fly by the seat of my pants homeschooling," to which LaToya said, "I'd read that post, you need to write it." And it's mostly true, half of my lessons I come up with on the fly. I'm not … [Read more...] about Flying by the Seat of Your Pants Homeschooling
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How to Host a Curriculum Swap
It’s almost that time of year again! I am proud to say that this is the first year, medicine in a very long time, patient that we are looking at the end of many of our books and curriculum. What a blessing! I am excited when I think of the brand new books that will be entering our home for the new year. If your family is anything like ours then your budget supports “new to … [Read more...] about How to Host a Curriculum Swap
How Screen Time affects the love of Reading
I had the privilege of working as an educational consultant with a large publisher of children's books for two years. A huge part of my job was meeting with teachers and parents to help in the process of choosing books for kids. I thoroughly enjoyed the job because I genuinely love books and love kids. I'm passionate about childhood literacy not only for our own children, … [Read more...] about How Screen Time affects the love of Reading
End of Year Celebration
You've worked hard. They've worked hard. And at last, the end of the school year is upon us! It's time to celebrate!! Having an end of year celebration is something that we started very early in our homeschooling adventure. When we came to the end of our Kindergarten year, not only did my daughters want to celebrate, but so did I! We made it through our fist year … [Read more...] about End of Year Celebration
Fun & Educational Games For Your Preschooler
My preschooler LOVES to play games. Anytime that I ask him what he wants to do he always asks to play a board game. It has been fun sharing some of my childhood favorite games with my boys. One of the best parts about many of the games I play with my boys is that they also have some educational value as well. It has really been fun adding these games into our homeschool … [Read more...] about Fun & Educational Games For Your Preschooler