You have been planning for weeks, maybe months. The pencils are all sharpened, the textbooks are nice and shiny, and you have your schedule all laid out. What could do wrong? The truth is anything! Just as in life, things can and will go wrong. Does that mean you have...
Homeschooling your children is a monumental task. If you ask, most homeschool moms would tell you that their biggest fear is failing! Everyone wants to get it right and do the best for their children. However, sometimes trying hard not to fail at homeschooling is the surest way to fail!...
Print our Free Student Portfolio! Homeschool record keeping is an important part of a successful homeschool. There are many systems for record keeping available. One of the most popular and flexible systems is a student portfolio. This quick start guide will show you how to easily build a portfolio successfully for...
Homeschooling your children is a monumental task. If you ask, most homeschool moms would tell you that their biggest fear is failing! Everyone wants to get it right and do the best for their children. However, sometimes trying hard not to fail at homeschooling is the surest way to fail!...
The demands on moms today, especially homeschool moms, are overwhelming. The truth is, most of those demands we create for ourselves. Do you find yourself say, "I'm so busy!" or even, "I'm way too busy." I understand. Here are five tips to find homeschool balance and why super mom is not...
I know you are likely winding down from your 2017 homeschool year, and I am right there with you! We are counting down the days till summer vacation over here, and it can't come quick enough! With the wrapping up of another successful homeschool year, it's the perfect opportunity to reflect...
Does homeschooling at night really work? Many families say yes, it does! How do you homeschool at night, then, you ask? How do you know it is effective and doable? Here are four reasons people homeschool after the dinner plates have been put away, and why they say that it works!...
Life can get hectic at any point during the year, but this is especially true during the holidays. While most of these tips are written with Christmas in mind, they can apply anytime your school year gets busy. 1) Learn to say NO. Volunteer opportunities abound during the Holidays, particularly at church. ...
Are you tired of planning and re-planning out your homeschool year? There is nothing worse than spending hours upon hours getting organized only to have 2 weeks of sick days to throw a wrench in the works. Or do you start off the year strong, checking off each item from...
This set of simple homeschooling resources is intended to help you simplify your goal setting, curriculum shopping and daily schedule. Today, we are offering this small collection FREE for all of our newsletter subscribers. Print Simple Homeschool Planning Pack Here Homeschool Goals: Sometime before you start your curriculum planning we suggest...
It's August and that means Homeschool Planning! Over the years I've created a variety of Free Homeschool Planners, Goal Tracking Worksheets, and Curriculum Guides so I thought I'd share them here easily in one post! Free Homeschool Calendar/Plans/Goals Worksheets Free Independent Weekly Student Planner Free Homeschool Budget Tracker (5 Simple Ways to Stick to...
If you have a young child entering a new school year, this is a great opportunity for them to share about all their favorites and what makes them unique. Today I’ve designed two different keepsake worksheets (one for a boy and one for a girl) for children to color and...
It's that time of year again! Many of you have already started your 2015/2016 Homeschool Year. We're gearing up to start in less than two weeks and that means it's time to get things in order and make sure we're ready to go on our First Day of Homeschool. Every year I go...
Well, I've done it again. I've waited until the last two weeks before really coming up with a solid Homeschool Plan. Sure I've been collecting various eBooks and curriculum resources over the Summer, but it's been more like a Homeschool Curriculum feeding frenzy instead of an organized and thoughful process. It's time to...
Download Here: Weekly Planner Sharks Download Here: Weekly Planner Flower I know we're mid-Summer, but if you're like me you like to get a head start on some homeschool planning. (or at least some homeschool pinning) Today I have a super simple and updated version of our weekly homeschool planner. I'm not sure if you can...
Character.It is sooooooo hard to teach. Harder then math. Harder then science. Definitely harder then P.E. Character is on my TOP list of reasons why I homeschool. Character is a teach by example sort of subject. (ouch) Can I just say without any reserve that the Character has been lacking around here lately. (yes....I do realize what...
