When Happy Hour Fills Your Cup
Grab your Kombucha, your kid, and their favorite drink - and have your own Happy Hour. It’s easy to get caught up in homeschooling that we forget to have fun one-on-one time with our kids and teens. The Happy Hour fills that need.
Reading Aloud to Teens
You can have the best time reading aloud to your teens. Not only can it be memory-making, but it’s also so useful for teaching mature ideas, exploring various philosophies and viewpoints, and organically teaching what they need to know for life.
A Delightful Dose of the Dailies for Teens
Show your teen that it is indeed a good morning by starting your day with them with the Dailies. It’s short, simple, and packed with sentiment.
The Weekly Checklist
Quit nagging your kids by using the homeschool checklist! This checklist will help your kids learn how to manage their independent learning activities and feel the satisfaction and rewards with a job well done...every week. We include a checklist template and some resources for helping you plan the ultimate homeschool life with your kids.
Bunny Cakes: Carrot Cake Cookies
Easy to make carrot cake cookies made from real food ingredients, perfect for welcoming spring or celebrating Easter.
Celebrating Easter: How to Make Resurrection Eggs
DIY Resurrection Eggs are a fun, engaging way to teach the Easter story to children. We have made these eggs as part of our homeschool lessons and have used the resurrection eggs in our annual egg hunt.
Spring Fling: Celebrate the Changing Season
There is something about the transition from winter=to spring that feels so magical! It’s almost as though I can internally feel the season change. We want to share our favorite ways to celebrate spring, create traditions, and make memories.
Creative Ways to Add Movement to Your Homeschool
Humans are born to move, from the tiniest of babies to the greatest of grandmas still caring for their loved ones. The most basic yet critical movement skills develop between the ages of 0-3: rolling over, crawling, walking, and running. Movement is the key to learning! It activates the neural wiring throughout the body improving cognitive function.
How to Celebrate Galentine’s Day in 3 Easy Steps
What is Galentine’s Day? “Oh it’s only the best day of the year.” While not everything can be an episode of Parks and Rec, we plan our own variation of Galentine’s and the spirit is still there!
Nutcracker Theme Day
Son of a Nutcracker! It’s Christmas season and there are so many fun opportunities for theme days. One of my absolute favorites is the Nutcracker, so it’s no surprise that this theme day plays out a little more like a full unit study.
20 Self-Care Tips for the Homeschool Mom
When I think of strong women, I think of us, the homeschool moms. Our challenges are great, but our hope is even greater. We started the journey strong, but how do we stay strong? How do we wear all our hats from dawn to dusk with love in our hearts? How do we have the energy to deal with math meltdowns and snack spills every day? How do we smile and encourage our son that takes ten minutes to write one. simple. sentence? Burnout creates bitterness and a homeschool built on bitterness crumbles. We have to take care of ourselves if we want to finish strong.
How to Homeschool
So you’ve decided to homeschool, now what? Once you are officially set, you can start the much more fun process of setting up and planning your homeschool adventure.
Homeschooling Privately Under the State
Homeschooling is currently an option available to every child in all 50 states, although, the regulations and requirements vary in each. Let’s walk through the process!
Mission Possible: Writing Your Homeschool Mission Statement
So, as a homeschooler, new or seasoned, if you don’t have a mission statement in homeschooling, it’s time to write one. I know, it sounds super self-helpy, but your mission statement fuels your homeschool life - it not only helps keep you on track, but it is a major power behind what you plan and do in your homeschooling.
Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
I gave this advice to my nephew when he graduated last year from high school and would be leaving soon for UCLA. “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. You are good at so many things, so be great at being uncomfortable.”
Create New Experiences in Familiar Spaces
So, it finally occurred to me - why not let them choose where we have our formal school time. Let’s leave the familiar and find new settings and new places - even within your home and backyard!
Why I Homeschool - Jess’s Story
My number one reason, hands down, for homeschooling is freedom. I homeschool because I was homeschooled and it was an amazing experience for me. I homeschool to create the life I want for my kids and to build a community that will support us and grow with us.
Adventure the World and Beyond with Advice from Mr. DeMaio, Social Studies and Science Teaching Expert
In our galaxy, far, far, away...a Franken Berry cereal box travels to distant lands in outer space. And “it’s just me, you, and Uranus. Wait a minute...who thought it was a good idea to name a planet Uranus?”
It’s quiz time: What’s the funniest kids’ show ever? Put your hands down! Everyone knows it’s...Mr. DeMaio!!
Theme Days: Poetry Teatime
Pinkies out! Clinkies! It’s time for tea with poetry. Seriously, just sitting in rest together as a family, sharing captivating stories and reveling in beautiful, creative, and sometimes pungent words is the best part of our homeschooling day. It doesn’t take much - and it’s a big bang for your buck.