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5 Solutions for a Bad Curriculum Problem
What’s a homeschooling mom to do when you’ve got a curriculum problem? If you are like me, you are a homeschooling mom who is working hard to ensure you are providing your kids with the best possible homeschool curriculum and materials. I’m sure you are doing your research, talking to friends, reading expert advice, perusing the aisles at conventions and reading blog reviews. Doing all you can within your power to be sure that when you make the decision to spend your limited budget on a homeschooling item that it’s going to be the one that will work. What will be even better is if that material solves an existing problem. This post…
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Ten Free Learning Programs for the Summer
Summer is a great time for sprinklers, water guns, tree climbing and nature hikes. But it’s also a great time for no-pressure learning. Free learning programs make learning even better. Be sure to read all the way through to the end to discover all ten free learning programs. This post is a sponsored post containing links to 3rd party sites. I’m being fairly compensated for the blog post. Which is why I wanted to tell you about these marvelously free programs from the Homeshcool Buyer’s Co-op that you can utilize to offer your kids some fun, extra, often forgotten learning experiences. Whether it’s shoring up their grammar skills, diving into…
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A Homeschool Writing Curriculum that Takes the Fear Out of Writing
For years now I’ve been telling you that writing is a struggle in our homeschool. Each year I set off to find the perfect homeschool writing solution to help my son get over the fear of writing. But today, I’m not going to tell you about the struggle. Why? Because we’ve finally solved the problem and taken the fear out of homeschool writing. Yes! You read that right. We’ve finally found the best solution to help my son go from a reluctant, hesitant, and sometimes angry writer, to a willing participant in the writing process. I received this product for free and am being fairly compensated for my time in…
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Using a Self-Guided History Curriculum for High School Homeschool
By the time a student is in high school they most likely are working at an independent level. This is true for my son. It’s been true for several years now. In fact, he’s become his own teacher so to speak, while I’ve become more of a facilitator ensuring he is completing assigned work, reviewing any needed content and tracking his work. This new system is made all the easier with the use of a self-guided history curriculum. This post contains affiliate advertisement links to 3rd party sites. Notgrass History has been such a blessing to our homeschooling lives. It started a couple of years ago when I was busy…
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We’re Homeschooling High School and Our 9th Grade Curriculum Picks
Ninth Grade y’all, seriously! I don’t think I’m ready for this and when I sit down and think about homeschooling high school I have panic attacks. It reminds me so much of those first few years when I started homeschooling, and then discovering what giftedness looks like. I know this feeling is both an emotional response to him growing older and that overall lack of confidence that happens when we allow the worldly view of education to invade our thinking. Still, it’s where I am at the moment. I know I’ll get over it just as I’ve done before and as we settle into the new school year I know…
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Getting Back to Homeschool Bundle Giveaway
The 2017/2018 homeschool academic year is upon us. And, what better time for a giveaway than as your kiddos are getting back to school? This year I’ve pulled together a variety of items in my homeschool bundle giveaway. A little science, a little history, math, and even some art. This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. I’ve got a great bundle valued at over $400! This bundle pulls together something for both mom and the kids, plus some great curriculum to help you round out your homeschool year.
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Middle School Selections for Homeschooling 8th Grade
I can’t believe my son is turning 13 this week! This summer I purposed to sit down and make some tough decisions about moving forward with homeschool. With homeschooling 8th grade year upon us and realizing that he already has a couple of high school credits under his educational belt, (math), I know that decisions made now will be foundational to where he is in 2 or 3 years and whether he will be ready to tackle some tougher college leveled credits. So with that, I’ve struggled to make decisions about his curriculum. But, I’ve finally settled on this list and I feel pretty good about it. Disclosure: This post contains…
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6 Super Supplements for Your Homeschool Curriculum
As homeschooling moms we all know that the work never ends. Just when we get finished with a school year we begin the process of planning for the next year. By this time most of the decisions regarding our course of study for next year is probably complete. Unless you are a newbie to the process, and in such cases are just getting started, you know it’s good to have supplements on hand to help you round out your curriculum. As you are setting your goals and plans for next year I’m sure that you’re wondering what supplements are available to enhance the general curriculum that you’ve probably already chosen. I know…
