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How to Homeschool Welcome!! I am a homeschool mom of three, and I remember the days when I was first wondering how to homeschool. I was actually an elementary teacher at the time, and I had no intention of homeschooling. But my husband and I became foster parents about a year into our marriage, and […]

Best Preschool Curriculum: What We Used and Why It Worked When people search for the best preschool curriculum, what they are usually trying to figure out is not just what to buy, but what preschool is even supposed to look like at home. Preschool does not need long lessons, expensive programs, or a full schedule […]

Best Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum: What We’re Using and Loving When you start looking for the best kindergarten homeschool curriculum, it can feel overwhelming. There are so many options, opinions, and recommendations. I was just talking with a friend about how back when we were homeschooled, our moms could choose between Abeka, Bob Jones, or Saxon– […]

What If Homeschooling Isn’t Working? When I first started homeschooling, one of my biggest fears was commitment. I didn’t want to make a decision that felt permanent. I remember thinking, What if I start this and then what if homeschooling isn’t working? What if I’ve locked us into something for the next twelve years? That […]

How Many Hours a Day Should You Homeschool? This is one of the first questions people ask when they start homeschooling. And it makes sense. Most of us grew up in a system where school took up the entire day, so when homeschool only takes a few hours, it can feel like something’s missing. But […]

Is Homeschooling Hard? The Honest Answer People ask this question all the time: Is homeschooling hard? And the honest answer is… it depends. Not on your kids.Not on the curriculum.Not even on how many children you have. A lot of the time, it comes down to how hard we make it on ourselves. And we […]

Online Math Options for Homeschoolers (So You Don’t Have to Fight Math Every Day) If there’s one subject in our homeschool that used to bring me actual dread, it was math. Especially as my daughter got older and this is not her strongest subject. Many battles and thoughts of giving up our homeschool journey started […]

If you’re anything like me, you have great ideas and intentions of big learning projects and life skills goals and field trips but most of the time the execution isn’t there. I remember the year we all sat down together for New Year’s Eve and wrote out these grand plans and grand goals. The truth […]

How to Reset Your Homeschool for the New Year There’s something about a new year that just feels like a deep breath. Personally the week after Christmas I get SO overwhelmed with the Christmas clutter and all the new toys in their boxes that need a place to leave and the stress of getting back […]

Am I doing enough homeschool? Every homeschool mom asks this question — usually around 2 p.m. on a Tuesday when the toddler is melting down, the math lesson is half-done, and the dishwasher is still full of yesterday’s cups. “Am I doing enough?” If you’ve ever wondered that (or worried about it, cried about it, […]