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…
We started homeschooling when my kids were going into 2nd, 4th, 9th, and 10th grades. Go Big or Go Home. There were a number of factors that led up to our choosing to bring our kids home from public school, but the main one was when our oldest decided to drop out of 9th grade…
A GUEST POST: After 10 years of homeschooling (my kids have graduated), Kerry enjoys meeting with moms to encourage them in raising, educating and encouraging their own kids.She desires to show families how to give the best education, a superb, Christian education-where they will love learning, as well as be able to think critically &…
The beauty in homschooling is the flexibility to change things up. If one of your children isn’t ‘getting’ math you can leave and come back to it or you can change the way you teach it. If you started out with K12 and decide it’s not for you, you can change it up and switch…
When I was at Allume last month I got the chance to hear a representative speak from Logic of English We are in our 6th year of homeschooling. I have always believed there won’t be any crying. I don’t make my kids sit at the table to finish a work sheet on something they don’t…
A Christian retreat. For Homeschool moms. About Blogging. People. It’s the perfect storm! It is what is known as The Beech Retreat So I have Big Dreams about going to this retreat. A bit of a hurdle is the cost…while it’s a screaming deal, all inclusive, right down to the shuttle fee….The Principal can’t afford…
Earlier this week I wrote about There’s No Crying in Math! Another topic that is close to my heart is college. Does your homeschooler HAVE to go to college? This isn’t about CAN they go. College’s love homeschoolers. Homeschoolers, for the most part, are self starters and usually more disciplined than their public school counterparts….
This is one of my favorite movies! A line I love to quote. As with most of our subjects in our homeschool I don’t do crying. From the day I started homeschooling I haven’t allowed crying. Do I make my child sit there and fuss over how hard it is? No. When I mean I…
screen shot for the new readers. We glanced at it for a bit….definitely for the new reader…fun all the same. Below is the screen shot of the game for the more advanced reader. Say ages 7-12. They can choose between going to the mall, library, stadium, or the comprehension gym. Going to the library…
Math Rider is a math game for kids So I am not gonna lie…I was sneaky with this review and getting the 12 year old to play it. He thought he was ‘too old’ for the ‘game’ and said it was for younger kids. I opened the program and went to the difficult level of…