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How to do Sunday Planning for your Homeschool
Sunday planning has not always been on my radar. In fact, even though I have been a planner girl for a long time, I wouldn't necessarily sit down to plan out my week. Instead, I wrote things down in my calendar as they came up, and I would keep lists with me throughout the day to day. It wasn't until I was pregnant with my third baby that I realized I needed to get a handle on my life - and I … [Read more...] about How to do Sunday Planning for your Homeschool
5 Tips for a Great Monday Meeting
Before we get to the 5 tips for a great Monday meeting, you may be asking yourself, what exactly is a Monday meeting? It is a time when you get together with your kids and prepare them for the homeschool week ahead. It gives you, the parent, the opportunity to connect individually with your kids. You can ask questions, they can ask questions, and you can get a better idea of where there may … [Read more...] about 5 Tips for a Great Monday Meeting
How to Get Kids to Listen While Reading Aloud
We use a literature-based approach to homeschooling. Because of that, we read a lot of books. But the question that I hear most often is "how do I get kids to listen while reading aloud?" More often than not I will hear parents talk about how their kids cannot sit still while reading. You are worried because you think your kids aren't listening when they are moving around. Honestly, it is … [Read more...] about How to Get Kids to Listen While Reading Aloud
Nutritious & Delicious Choices as we Transition to our Fall Rhythm
This post was sponsored by Hood as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Every August there seems to be a shift in the air as we start to think towards fall. It usually comes right around my son's birthday. This year, it was a couple of weeks later. But, the humidity is starting to let up, and we are thinking ahead, perhaps this … [Read more...] about Nutritious & Delicious Choices as we Transition to our Fall Rhythm
Revisiting Slow: My Word of the Year
Revisiting slow as my word of the year is something I had planned to do mid-year. It is usually a good evaluation point for me. How is that word guiding my year? Was it the right choice? Do I need to make adjustments? I have been choosing a guiding word for about a decade now. It always seems to come to me around Thanksgiving or the beginning of December, what I want my new word to be. … [Read more...] about Revisiting Slow: My Word of the Year
How to make Nutritious Choices for your Family
This post was sponsored by Hood as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. My kids have always been a little odd when it comes to their food choices. For the longest time they had no desire for the "normal" kids' foods. In fact, they still make odd food choices - choosing bean burritos over chicken nuggets. I think … [Read more...] about How to make Nutritious Choices for your Family