If there is one thing I wish we’d done more of in our early homeschooling years, it would be International Day. In our children’s young...
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Growing Things Part III – Processing
Now that you've planted and picked fruit and veggies, aside from eating them raw, what else can you do? My personal favorite is jam. Making...
Growing Things Part II – Picking
You don't have to have a farm to be able to enjoy the fresh and in-season fruits of the ground. Even with a small space,...
Growing Things Part I – Planting
Learning where food comes from is an important part of educating children. I remember when I lived in London, a prominent political person in South...
Wonderful West Trip
We recently had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see some of the wonderful west of our country. We took an eleven-week trip, spending about half of...
Fishing in Ocean City
Homeschooling. What does that mean to you? Perhaps you know someone who homeschools. Or perhaps you have simply heard the term. Or perhaps you are...
Home School Computing – Picking the perfect Chromebook
In my last article wrapping up computing options for homeschoolers, I mentioned that my platform of choice, at least as a starting point, would be...
Socialization and Homeschooling
One of the most common questions people against homeschooling might ask you is, “What about socialization?” Well, what about it? Firstly, what is socialization? My...
Computer Class 1 with Rick Eutsler Jr
For our first semester of the Computer Class we will be covering the basics, as we have students ranging in age from seven years old...
Photography Class 1 with Rick Eutsler, Jr
For our first semester of the Photography Class, we went through the following topics. Photography Basics: Shutter Speed Aperture ISO Composition: Rule of Thirds Depth...
My Five Most Invaluable Items to use in homeschooling: #5 Notebooking Pages
Notebooking Pages... one of the top 5 invaluable things I use in homeschooling! Notebooking Pages is a treasure absolutely worth having, whether you get...
My Five Most Invaluable Items to use in homeschooling: #3 My Planner
My Planner - What I planned for the year, the week, what we actually did this week, and who has a birthday today! My planner....
My Five Most Invaluable Items to use in homeschooling: #2 Books & Audio Books
My Five Most Invaluable Items to use in homeschooling: #2 Books & Audio Books I’m sure I’ve mentioned that we’re book people. The only thing...
Phonics Pathways
Phonics Pathways - a great phonics resource to teach reading and spelling. When my husband told me to start somewhere with phonics, Phonics Pathways by...
Rainbow Cakes
Rainbow Cakes If you know children, or if you remember your own childhood, you are probably aware that children love to eat baked goods. Well,...
Audio Books. An Invaluable Item…
Audio Books. An Invaluable Item... Audio Books… I can’t emphasize enough the great wonder and value of audio books. If you’re in the car for more...
Why we chose to homeschool
Everyone has their own reasons. Here's why we made the decision to homeschool. People often want to know why we chose to homeschool, especially those...
Sponges
If you've spent time with young children, you've spent time with sponges! Children are like sponges. Not in the commonly-thought-of meanings of being a mooch,...
Popular vs Right for your family
Homeschool peer pressure: What's popular isn't necessarily what's right for your family. The choice of going with what is popular vs right for your family...
Unit Studies
Unit Studies are a wonderful way to cover multiple subjects in one topic and make them relevant. The combining of a variety of subjects into...