Today, my friends, I bring you a guest post from Hopkins Homeschool. I met Amanda a few years ago on our family Facebook group. We come from the same family tree although quite distant. Second cousins once removed I think. Amanda didn’t homeschool back then. Or blog. Or do oils. Now she does all of…
These are on our reading list this summer. Granted, I may be wishful thinking. Teens + Summer + reading don’t always work. One can hope. Please feel free to leave your favorites in the comments and I will update this list. 1984 and Animal Farm Animal Farm A biting satire of the Russian Revolution, Animal…
I know that Easter is over. That Holy Week is past. I have to share this video. The young man in this video, that my eldest son took, is my second born. You can find his fledgling blog at Joseph Yager Feel free to share, comment, Tweet, Pin, or Tumble this Spoken Word. [fbvideo link=”https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10206301263467370&pnref=story”…
Our Favorite Apps for Presidents and Civics I wrote about our favorite apps for Geography last week. Today I want to share our favorite apps for homeschooling Civics and Presidents. These apps make learning fun and when my kids are having fun they retain more. US Presidents (Match’Em Up History and Geography) Presidents vs Aliens…
Road trip apps. When I saw the license plate game app I laughed. Thought no way. Then I remembered Road trip 2003 (pre blogging days) and remembered the cool magnet game that I bought special. I also remembered how we lost all of the cute little license plates and had to throw away the game….
The Spelling Apologist: Why Good Spelling Is Essential and How to Select the Right Curriculum By Ellen Barski “When our spelling is perfect, it’s invisible. But when it’s flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.” —Marilyn vos Savant Okay, I’ll admit it right off the bat. I’m a good speller. I’ve always been a good speller….
By Katie Follett “What is it like to be homeschooled for high school?” This question seems to be one of the most frequent ones that teens, and adults alike, ask me when they discover that I am homeschooled. From what other homeschoolers say, this isn’t the most unique question either; in fact, it seems to…
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Before I begin, this is NOT currently a problem in our home, but it is a problem in their generation. We are on our second round of teenagers. I am finding this second round a bit more daunting than the first. Let me tell you why. Cell phones! Our older two had them. Old flip…
I haven’t shared about homeschooling in a long time. There isn’t much to share when they are in high school. Not like, what I like to call, “The Lapbook Years.” When they were cute to take pictures of, doing their school, on the living room floor. I started blogging 8 years ago. The same year…