You need to decide what secular homeschool subjects are most important to you and your kids, those that you’ll be working on a year-long, and those that you may choose to add in as electives. Grab your notebook or planner and pen and get started. *This post contains affiliate links, see my disclosure policy for more …
Thinking about homeschooling is scary, and getting started with secular homeschooling is even scarier. But you can do it. You’ve already made the first step in making the decision to homeschool your child. I know there are so many questions going through your head, and probably coming at you from the people in your life. …
Do you ever feel like your homeschool routine gets a little stale, things are just chugging along, but the fun just isn’t there? Sometimes going with the schedule gets that way, even if things are working just fine you feel like you need to shake things up every once in a while. Shaking Up Our …
I’m sure that there may be benefits of homeschooling without pets too, like no distractions, but since I can’t even imagine a life without pets, our homeschool is never without pets, two cats, two dogs, plus a varying number of fish. We’re never without a cuddle buddy when feeling blue or overwhelmed here. Benefits of …
While we’re not officially year-round homeschoolers sticking more to the traditional school schedules in our area, we don’t stop learning just because “schools out”. Instead, we like to turn to homeschool outside in the sunshine. 101 Reasons to Homeschool Outside *This post contains affiliate links, please see my disclosure policy for more information.* One of …
Homeschooler’s February Funk is real! I am in the February funk, you know when you just feel blah and all you want to do is nap and read books. It’s the weather right? If you live in colder climates as we do here in Saskatchewan, then the weather is enough to give anyone a case …
It’s great to have ideas on how to keep learning happening in your homeschool for those days when you feel like doing almost anything but school. Every day is an opportunity for learning even when you don’t want to homeschool. *This post contains affiliate links, see my disclosure policy for more information.* When You Don’t …
Have you ever wondered what homeschooling looks like? I am going to share just what our homeschool day typically looks like. Typically looks like, because not every day goes as planned, or even happens for that matter. I say that we are eclectic homeschoolers because we do book work, and worksheets with the books, but …
There are a lot of places to homeschool every day, or even just once in a while for a change of pace. That is part of the freedom of homeschooling your children, the freedom to learn where you are, where ever life and interest take you. 10 Places to Homeschool Away from Home *This post …