Homeschool resources, courses, and printables to homeschool with confidence.
The holidays have a way of turning even the steadiest homeschool routine upside down. Between travel, family visits, decorating, and a calendar full of events, it can feel nearly impossible to keep up with a normal school day. The good news is that the holiday season itself is full of natural learning opportunities. Homeschooling through … Read More
Charlotte Mason Education: How to Be Inspired as an Eclectic Homeschooler Eclectic homeschooling is all about choices. Often as homeschoolers we talk about creating a customized education for our children, but then we lose our way as we follow a specific model or method for homeschooling. We begin to do the very thing that is … Read More
What Is Deschooling? A Homeschool Parent’s Guide to the Adjustment Period When most families start planning their transition to homeschooling, they pour their energy into curriculum, schedules, and learning plans. That part feels productive, you can research, buy, and organize your way through it. What often gets skipped is deschooling, the quiet, unstructured period that … Read More
Educational Games for Kids That Make Summer Screen Time Worth It There is a version of summer that looks great on paper. Structured lessons every morning, a tidy routine, kids happily working through their materials. And then there is actual summer. 😂 In our house, we still school through the warmer months, but we lighten … Read More
If there’s one thing we hear from homeschool families more than almost anything else, it’s that teaching multiple children at different ages at the same time is hard. Like, really hard. You’re trying to keep a kindergartner on task while your fourth grader needs help with fractions and your middle schooler is supposed to be … Read More
How to Start Homeschooling Mid-Year (Complete Guide) Deciding to pull your child from public school and start homeschooling in the middle of the school year is one of those decisions that rarely comes with a clean, convenient timeline. It usually comes from a place of urgency. Maybe your child is struggling academically and traditional schooling … Read More
How to Homeschool Preschool at Home (Complete Guide) If you are thinking about homeschooling your preschooler, you are probably feeling two things at once: genuinely excited about the idea and a little unsure where to even begin. That is completely normal. Starting preschool at home can feel like a big responsibility, especially when it is … Read More
If there is one thing that trips up nearly every homeschool family, new or seasoned, it is the schedule Not the curriculum. Not the teaching. The schedule. I have been homeschooling since 2009, and I can tell you firsthand that figuring out how to structure your days is one of the hardest parts of getting … Read More
Engaging Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum for Kids That Need a Little Magic Dust Do you know what happens with most homeschool language arts curriculum? We get bored! It’s often a big workbook or textbook, with 45 minutes to an hour each day spent diagramming sentences. After 14 years of homeschooling and three kids, I’ve tried … Read More
Make Astronomy More Exciting With These Hands-On Astronomy Ideas for Kids Teaching astronomy can be a major challenge because some kids can often struggle with concepts that they can not truly connect to. One fantastic way to bridge the gap is to incorporate hands-on lessons into your Astronomy study. Hands-on ideas for teaching astronomy. Kids … Read More