Until this point we’ve taken a very laid back and relaxed position with homeschooling. But for Baloo (11) we are ramping it up a bit this year. I want Baloo to be prepared for independent learning and make sure he has a good base for future studies. We are still doing the basics and then…
You guys. I do not have a 3rd grader. This is not possible! I knew Baloo was getting older. He’s just going to move out one of these days. And I knew Logi-Bear wasn’t a baby anymore. But when did my little Royal grow up?? How can he be a THIRD grader? He is turning…
It’s that time of year – back to school! I don’t tend to do a big back to school shindig. We, more or less, school year round and dump things that aren’t working as we go. We have two main focuses this year: Kindness and Experiences. Kindness because we’ve developed a sarcastic tendency and I…
Finding and Choosing the right secular homeschool curriculum is the most exciting and the most exhausting part of homeschooling. Sorry to say but finding great curriculum is even more tough when you’re a secular homeschooler. But it is possible to find curriculum, and we’re going to do a quick walk through as to just how…
I’ve spent way way way too much time trying to decide on curriculum for next year. Part of me just wants to get a box set and be done with it, but we really like All About Reading/All About Spelling. So I decided to do everything separate which meant like 80 different choices had to…
I am a BIG fan of homeschooling on the cheap. We’ve never really been able to afford the big boxed curricula and it hasn’t been a big deal. There are plenty of reasonably priced resources out there! And I believe sharing is the best form of caring. Free Resources for Math curricula: MobyMax.com –…