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Favorite Pinterest Boards for Homeschooling Gifted Learners
Homeschooling is hard enough but factor in homeschooling a child with gifted abilities and sometimes you can feel overwhelmed, frustrated and alone. But I am not alone on this journey and neither are you. One of the best places on the web to find resources for, well just about anything, is Pinterest. Which is why I am sharing with you my favorite Pinterest boards for homeschooling gifted learners. Just click over and click Follow to get all great Gifted Homeschooling Pins in your Pinterest feeds. Be sure to see my 10 Favorite Pinterest Boards to Pin To for even more Pinning awesomeness. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to…
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Counting the Homeschool Cost
An Honest Look at How Much Homeschooling Costs When you are first starting out as a homeschooler you wonder a about the financial aspect of homeschooling. You may find yourself asking questions such as, ‘How much will it cost? Can I get a tax rebate? Is there any way to homeschool for free, or very low costs?’ All of these are valid questions and sometimes the answer can be elusive. Mostly you learn the answer through your own trial and error. Today I’m joining with my friends from the iHomeschool Network, to take a look at How Much Homeschooling Actually Costs. We are all digging into our finances a…
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Keeping the Gifted Child’s Mind Engaged
From Reference to Logic to Hands On Resources that Keep Gifted Kids Thinking This post contains affiliate ad links and products that I received for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. Do you ever think to yourself, ‘How exactly am I going to explain…” That’s how I often feel when my son asks me questions about science and math. He astounds me with his gifted abilities. That’s why when I find resources that help me with explanations I get excited. Do you remember a few months back I told you about a Math Dictionary that I had discovered from Prufrock Press. I was chatting…
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Teaching Personal Responsibility with a Student Planner
A Homeschool Planner Student Edition Review It’s one of those days that every homeschool mom looks forward to then when it comes we look back longingly at the little child of yesterday and find that we miss them. I’m talking about the day when our child begins to work independently. We want them to have the independent skills, yet we also want them to stay little, knowing that it’s impossible. That’s where I’ve found myself lately. Throughout the homeschool day, I find myself repeating directions, information and instructions; which can be exhausting. For the last few years I have tried writing to do lists on post it notes, chalkboards and…
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This Week… A Week Off
Gym, A Recital, and Play Yes, I mean a week off. After making the decision to school through most of summer. I started considering plans for the “new” school year and when I wanted to begin. I have a lot coming up later in summer and know that if I want to get started with a brand new school year it’s going to be later than usual. Then, I started noticing that Little Man and I have been kind of grumpy with each other. That got me to thinking maybe, just maybe, I’ve been a bit stressed of late. So I made the decision to take a week off of…
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How GHC Helped Me and Why You Should Go to California
Miss the GHC in Cincinnati? Make Plans for Ontario, California I had such a wonderful time at the Great Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati last month that I wanted to share with you why I go each year and how it has helped me to grow as a homeschooling mom. When you have tens of thousands homeschooling families under one roof, you can’t help but be encouraged. It truly helps you to know that you are not alone. This sponsored post shares information about the upcoming +Great Homeschool Conventions as well as dates for next year. I’ve shared affiliate links to their website so you can discover even more about all that…
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Booking Across Ohio
For many years my family and I lived and homeschooled in the Buckeye state. Buckeye? You say. Yes, the Ohio state nickname is The Buckeye State, for the many buckeye trees that once spanned the state. Ohio is a vast state with 88 counties. And, it played a pivotal role in the expansion of America. With so much to see and do in Ohio I thought it would be a good time to feature a book about the state. In this Booking Across the USA party you can learn about each of the states by hopping from blog to blog reading about books which feature the states. I represented my…
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This Week…Relaxed Homeschooling
Busy-ness of Life & Continuing Homeschool I’ve been absent from posting This Week for a couple of weeks. 2 weeks ago I was in Cincinnatti for Great Homeschool Conention. Even though I wanted to write while there, the reality is I was far too busy to sit down and write up a post. Last week, I gave attended and spoke at a How To Homeschool Informational meeting at our congregation. I had intended to write a post later in the day, but due to circumstances of life, I didn’t make it home until very late. I’m sharing affiliate links at the bottom of this post to products which we use…
