How do you start homeschooling in Maine? It is a common question and is stressful. When I started homeschooling I had a lot of stress around the actual law - particularly the portfolio reviews. And I also didn't have anyone that I knew locally to help me wade through the requirements - or the enormous amount of resources. If that is you, you are in the right place! As soon as I started … [Read more...] about Homeschooling in Maine: A Beginner’s Guide
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Big Picture Yearly Homeschool Planning – 2020-2021
Big picture yearly homeschool planning is going to be the next stop for our planning for the new homeschool year. You want to know now if your plans are going to be too much for your homeschool year. That is why we start with big picture yearly homeschool planning. Understanding your vision, and then being realistic about your time commitments. When you look at big picture yearly homeschool … [Read more...] about Big Picture Yearly Homeschool Planning – 2020-2021
Planning from Behind: Homeschool Planning
Planning from behind is one of the best strategies for homeschool planning and record keeping. However, you may be asking yourself, "what exactly is planning from behind and how is it going to help me with my homeschool year?" That, my friends, is what we are going to be talking about today. Usually, when you think about homeschool planning, you are thinking about all the prep work that needs … [Read more...] about Planning from Behind: Homeschool Planning
2020-2021 Simplified Teacher Planner Review
One of my favorite parts of spring is that it is a new planner season. Especially with everything going on right now. However, this year I decided that I wanted to do a few more reviews from different companies that create planners. As homeschoolers, it is important that you keep track of lessons, and what your kids are learning. Now let’s take a look at the 2020-2021 Simplified … [Read more...] about 2020-2021 Simplified Teacher Planner Review
The Case for Year-Round Homeschooling
Year-round homeschooling isn't something you ever think about when you are younger. I remember growing up in school and I couldn't wait to get out of school for the summer. However, once I started homeschooling, I realized that there was an argument to be made that learning never stops, it just shifts to different types of learning. What is Year-Round Homeschooling? Year-round … [Read more...] about The Case for Year-Round Homeschooling
2019-2020 Homeschool Year Wrap up
It is time for the 2019-2020 Homeschool Year Wrap up. This year has been like any other for my family. It started on a sour note in August with all three of my kids getting incredibly sick right as we were to start our first day of school. The kids had horrible fevers that lasted longer than normal, and couldn't easily be controlled by medicine or cool baths. We then immediately decided to … [Read more...] about 2019-2020 Homeschool Year Wrap up