I purchased my first The Schoolhouse Planner last summer. I was impressed, and had an idea for another form. In January, the call came out for suggestions, so I quickly put together my idea and submitted it. Guess what? My form is in each of the planners for the 2011-2012 school year. I also have […]
Homeschool Mother’s Journal~April 3
April 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
In my life this week… We have been super busy. I added the finishing touches to my homeschool resource blog and added the follow buttons so people can follow it. I have been taking guest posts and reviews to help fill it up. This will be ongoing, so if you have something to share, send […]
Keeping up with Household Duties while Homeschooling
April 3, 2011 by 6 Comments
Honestly, I am not sure that you really can. You just have to hand it to God, and pray anyone that happens to stop by understands that not only is your home a home, but is also a school. Our family doesn’t really have a schedule, but we run on routines. Routines allow us to […]
Have you Seen “IT”? A New Homeschool Resource…
March 31, 2011 by 12 Comments
I jumped in with both feet, head first over the last week and have managed to put together something I think all Christian Homeschoolers will benefit from. A website or blog dedicated to helping you find curriculum that is sound Biblically. Christian Homeschoolers Taking a Stand has curriculum companies excited. It has homeschool parents excited. […]
Goal Planning Monday~March 28
March 28, 2011 by 4 Comments
Last week’s goals: 1. To get our taxes done. YUCK… DONE!! 2. To enter and color code the straggler box of books and get them on the shelves. Umm, does a huge box full of books count? 3. Enjoy more outside weather. Weather was kind of yucky all week…even snowed yesterday. good excuse, right? […]
Homeschool Snips and Tips Wednesday~March 9~Homeschooling through Big and Little Trials
March 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
There was no time this weekend to prepare for our school week. Nor was it ever really on my mind. However, that doesn’t mean that we are completely taking the week off. I just had my two oldest work on Math drills. We have a wall map of the US on our wall. I have […]
Weekly Wrap-Up~Starting Nature Studies Again, The Boys of ‘76, and more…
March 4, 2011 by 3 Comments
This week has been a busy week at home. We have gotten up fifteen minutes earlier then last week each day. Our nap/rest/reading time has been much more peaceful. I think I will go another 15 minutes earlier next week and then see how this schedule works for the rest of the spring. Why would […]
Homeschool Sanity in the Special Needs Homeschool Family
March 1, 2011 by 2 Comments
When you are a homeschool family with a special needs child, there comes a time that you find what works. The sooner the better. There are many families with more then one special needs child. Our family is blessed—yes, I do mean blessed, to be one of those families. We have one child with dysgraphia, […]
Creating a Homeschool Convention Notebook~Homeschool Snips & Tips Wednesday February 23
February 23, 2011 by 11 Comments
This year, I will be attending two “physical” conventions and two on line Expos. I am one that needs organization away from home, even more then at home. I need a schedule to help me stay on task and everything in order. Not that it will help everything go smoothly, but when life does take […]
Goal Planning Monday
February 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
There is this new meme out that I would like to participate in. It is Goal Planning Monday. Set a few goals for the week and post them on your blog. Sounds easy enough—Now to accomplish them. So, for this week I would like to: Start Latin with my children and learn along with them. […]
One Small Change for Homeschool Peace~Homeschool Snips & Tips
February 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
This year has been a heavy academic year for many reasons. I have added a couple more children the mix, I have higher expectations of what we will cover, we are reviewing lots of new curriculum each month, and the baby isn’t a baby and tends to need more direct structure to keep the house […]
New Homeschool Form~Student Assignment Sheet
January 29, 2011 by 2 Comments
Student Assignment Sheet with check boxes Two page spread, has a place for all assignments, chores, and prayer list, with small section for something else. This is for the parent to fill in and the student to check off as they complete each assignment. This has been added to my Large Family Homeschooling Forms page. […]
Homeschool Burnout~Avoiding the inevitable.
January 24, 2011 by 3 Comments
Yeah, Yeah, yeah, I just told you that homeschool burnout is inevitable. Why would I a homeschool mom say that? Because many times we expect so much of ourselves because we are so often judged and expected to have it all together. We, ourselves, step away from the plan that God has guided us to […]
Juggling Homeschool with Work—Working from home while homeschooling
January 17, 2011 by 3 Comments
As a homeschool family, we have had to learn to juggle the many things in our lives to make room for it all. Not only am I a homeschool mom, but I am a farmer’s wife, blogger, blog designer, and book seller. Our farm stuff has become part of our school stuff, or is it […]
Early Modern History by Easy Classical Review
January 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Looking for a Classical approach to history and other subjects? Want it laid out for you? Are you looking for flexibility in your layout? Are your children in K-6th grade? Then Easy Classical may very well be what you are looking for. The Easy Classical schedules are based on Susan Wise Bauer’s book The Well-trained […]
Unplanned Homeschool Break~Happy Birthday Isaiah
November 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
Once again, I come to tell you that, we are not the perfect homeschool. Why? Because, life happens, children get sick, computers crash, and there are six children in my house, and when they need me as a mom rather then a teacher, I become a mom 100%. See, God made me a mom before […]
Changing Up the Homeschool Home
November 1, 2010 by 2 Comments
Believe it or not, someone once said I didn’t like change. However, considering that I keep changing things, I either: Like Change Need to rework things more often then most Am Never satisfied. I am going to say it is Number 2. I think the reason I am changing things all the time, […]
How Routine People can Adapt to a Schedule.
October 29, 2010 by 8 Comments
I have been and probably will always be a routine person. However, over time, with six children in the home, and knowing that structure is a must, I have had to adjust and take on a bit more of a schedule like system. However, as with many things, I have had to adapt it to […]
Our Mish Mash, Collaboration of Homeschooling Styles.
October 25, 2010 by 6 Comments
Yep, you read that right. I don’t use just one style of homeschooling, I don’t fit into any of the different styles of homeschooling that I know about: Classical Charlotte Mason Eclectic Textbooks Unit Studies Unschooling I guess in reality, you “could” call us eclectic, as it seems to be a collaboration of the different […]
A HUGE Blessing in our Homeschool Records~Homeschool Snips & Tips Wednesday October 20
October 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Over the years, I have wished to have more professional records, or portfolios for our homeschool. I really don’t care that my planning pages are all fill in the blank type, but the what we have done, read, and so forth, I wanted to be more professional. Several years ago, I had purchased Homeschool Tracker […]
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