It might seem slightly late to be posting my 2021 Planner Lineup, but, if you have been reading for any amount of time, you know that I am all for the slow start. My 2021 planner lineup actually started to take shape last July. That is because a lot of my life is run on an academic year schedule. Now, you may be thinking, why do you have so many planners? Why won't one do it for you? And … [Read more...] about 2021 Planner Lineup: How to Get Ahead
homeschool planning
How to Create a Kid’s Vision Board
A kid's vision board is a great way to help your kids hone in on the what and why of learning in your homeschool. Once your kids understand what they want to learn, figuring out why is the next most important task. Is it because they really just love the subject? Or is it a skill they need to be able to do something else? I have always created my own vision board each year as a visual … [Read more...] about How to Create a Kid’s Vision Board
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
English and Language Arts – Homeschool Planning
English and Language Arts are probably my favorite subjects to teach. The reason is that I love books. Books are my favorite hobby, and that is evidenced by the fact that we use a literature-based approach to homeschooling. But, English and Language Arts is such a large category of subjects, how do you make sure that you are teaching everything that needs to be taught? Honestly, it took me a … [Read more...] about English and Language Arts – Homeschool Planning
7th-Grade Curriculum Choices: 2020-2021
It is that time of year! When I reveal the curriculum choices for my kids for the 2020-2021 school year. First up we will be doing 7th-grade curriculum choices. If Emma were in public school, she would be going into the 7th grade next year. However, that does not mean that every resource we use lines up with that grade level. That is the nature of homeschooling, you can teach the child rather … [Read more...] about 7th-Grade Curriculum Choices: 2020-2021