So you’ve just decided to homeschool and now you have that panicky feeling “What do we do next?!?”. Don’t worry, many of us have been there. In fact, a lot of people suddenly find themselves homeschooling and they’re not entirely sure where to start. The good news is, especially if you have a child that…
Kids like control. Heck, people like control. We like to be in control and to have a semblance of control over our lives. Semblance, of course, being the key word. We don’t actually have to have control over our lives as long as we feel like we have at least some control. The same is…
We have a habit when we go on road trips to buy a bunch of new toys and activity booklets in hopes that they will be exciting enough that we can make it through the road trip. Granted, it works pretty well. I actually hide the new things until we hit the first breaking point. …
Learning should be fun. Kids should have fun learning. Learning happens best when it is fun. It all sounds good, right? But why? Why should learning be fun? And what does “fun” entail? I’m constantly talking about making learning fun but my real goal is teaching kids how to learn. But the catch is, if…
Kids make mistakes and mistakes are a big part of learning. But the key to using mistakes in learning is to respond the right way. And not to be vague, but the right way will vary by kid. But I’d like to share the right way for us in case it might inspire. I think…
I remember sitting in our brand new homeschool room with the entire week planned out. Worksheets printed. Books on the shelf ready to be read. And Baloo (5 at the time) refused to do all of it. “But learning is fun” I told him. He didn’t want to write, he didn’t want to color. So…
It’s 5:00. There is marker on the wall, kids screaming in the living room, and dinner is not ready. After screaming into a pillow, you get up to tackle this disaster. You’re considering homeschooling but you just don’t have the patience of those moms. Because anyone who chooses to be with their kids 24/7 all…
So when people find out we homeschool we get a lot of different reactions. And I’m always a bit surprised because the people who I think would be super against homeschooling are always the ones who literally cheer us on. I mean standing in front of us clapping their hands. (Yes, very awkward). If…
The decision to homeschool is a BIG one and I know a lot of families are considering it about this time of year. There is some allure to finishing out the school year (just about 1-2 months left depending on where you live!) and starting fresh with homeschool the following fall. The good news, if…