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School takes place in our kitchen, on the run, and out in the “real world.” Sometimes it’s magical, sometimes it’s maddening. One thing is for sure though- It changes every day.

December 27, 2016

Strewing in Your Homeschool

As a homeschool mom I get the chance to know my kids pretty well and I love being able to present them with opportunities to learn that really mesh with their passions.  Seeing their appreciation and enthusiasm about their educational choices is so affirming.  Ha, ha, ha.

November 4, 2016

Christmas Gifts To Remember 2016

Every year a few months before Christmas rolls around I start brainstorming unique gift ideas for our four kids.  Christmas gifts to remember (and that get used…a lot!) are what we’re shooting for!

October 17, 2016

Are you Smart Enough to Homeschool?

Once upon a time I remember discussing a friend of a friend that was a homeschooler.  How presumptuous that they think they know everything their children need to be taught.  They know ALL the math, science, reading etc.?  They can give their child every experience they need to become a successful adult?  No one person can know it all. 

October 12, 2016

Our Homeschool Room Makeover & Why We Ditched the Kitchen Table

Our first year of homeschooling was last year.  While I invested way too much money and research on curricula (way, way too much) I only bought a few storage boxes and a rolling cart to store books on.  I set up on a corner of the kitchen table and that’s where  we did school, hence “The Kitchen Table Classroom.”  This year a homeschool room was a priority.  We needed a new space that allowed quiet and focus.

 

September 30, 2016

Benefits of Cursive Handwriting & Why I Gave Up Teaching It

 

I have pretty cursive handwriting, at least when I choose to.  All those loop and swirls are satisfying to me as I drag my pen across a page.  When we pulled our children from the public school system I was sure I would teach them to have legible, if not beautiful, handwriting.  Cursive handwriting is a skill I want my kids to have. Or should I say, wanted them to have?

September 19, 2016

The Best and Worst of Homeschool

There’s a lot of good stuff about this homeschool lifestyle we have chosen. Here are a few of my favorites.  And you know that little voice of doubt, that little devil that sits on your shoulder and whispers doubts in your ear.  As a homeschool mom I have one of those too.  If I’m being honest all of the best things about homeschool have a flip side to them; some real and some imagined. I’m gonna share those too.  Because, really, doesn’t it feel good to know we all have the same worries?  This is the best and worst of homeschool at our house!

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