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
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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
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
The New Normal Homeschool Planning 2020-2021
As we think about planning for the new homeschool year, I am remiss if I didn't talk about the new normal for homeschool planning that we are facing. It isn't exactly a normal that I want to be facing, but it is here nonetheless. When the whole pandemic started, and people were forced to bring their kids home from school and they called it "homeschooling," most homeschoolers knew that was not … [Read more...] about The New Normal Homeschool Planning 2020-2021
Homeschool Curriculum Ideas & Resources
When people start to think about homeschooling, almost always their first question is "What homeschool curriculum should I use?" The reason is that homeschooling is so outside the box, there are so many choices, and you don't know quite where to start. I have not used all of the following resources, but I wanted to give you a guide to the resources I have used and researched extensively. … [Read more...] about Homeschool Curriculum Ideas & Resources