To understand how we choose homeschool resources for the new year you need to understand how we started homeschooling to begin with. When Emma was 21 months old, I ordered our first homeschool resources. Yes, I was that parent. I thought that the earlier we started, the better. At that point, Emma knew her letters, and seeing as how she was my first child, I obviously knew what a genius she … [Read more...] about 2020-2021 Homeschool Planning: Resources
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Uncertain Times: How to Cope and Move Forward
Living through uncertain times is a challenge for all of us. This past fall and into this new year all I have been thinking about is slowing down. How can we, as a family, get to a place where we aren't rushing to another activity, or feeling stressed to make things happen that aren't important to me. And then something happened. We were all forced to slow down during these uncertain … [Read more...] about Uncertain Times: How to Cope and Move Forward
2020 Goals – When Plans go Awry
The one thing about goal planning that you cannot seem to plan for is when your situation changes. How do you continue on with your goals when your life takes an unexpected turn? That is what we will be exploring today. Why A Year of Slow? For all of my goal planning prior to the start of the year, I felt in my bones that this would be my year of slow. And while I can joke about how … [Read more...] about 2020 Goals – When Plans go Awry
How to use a Daily Habit Tracker in your Homeschool
Do you know what a daily habit tracker is? Have you seen them used in bullet journals? Today we are going to explore the daily habit tracker, and how it can be successfully used in your homeschool. But first, we need to define what a daily habit tracker is. Quite simply, it is a month at a glance of all the habits that you wish to incorporate in your daily life. Before we really get into the … [Read more...] about How to use a Daily Habit Tracker in your Homeschool
How to Incorporate Family Bible Study in Homeschool
One of the reasons that my husband and I have for homeschooling is to have the greatest influence on their lives. You want to incorporate family Bible study into your homeschool day. Sending your kids to school seems to counteract that influence. By homeschooling, your convictions and values are the main influence, not the public school, not even a private school. We are Christians, and … [Read more...] about How to Incorporate Family Bible Study in Homeschool
First Day of Homeschool + vlog
Well, guys, we did it, we finally had our first day of homeschool. I say finally because it seems like we started so much later than we normally do - even though we homeschool year-round. Usually, we try to have an "official" first day somewhere at the beginning of August, or the second week in August. This year the kids wanted to go to Art Camp. That was later in the month of August, and we … [Read more...] about First Day of Homeschool + vlog