A few weeks ago I shared ideas for teaching your child to read. In this post I want to highlight other aspects of teaching the language arts (or “English,” which is what I call the combination of these subjects on my children’s high school transcripts.) For the sake of this post, and to make it easier…
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Be the Boss of Your Holiday!
Hello there! I hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving. Now it’s time for that final leg of the holiday relay - filled with parties, shopping, eating, baking, traveling…well, you get the idea. I wanted to take some time today to address the struggles that families, including home-schoolers, can have with all the “festivities” that take place at…
Write With the Best!
I have frequently mentioned that I have been home-schooling for twenty years (since 1990 to be precise). As a matter of fact, out of my four children, only my daughter (my oldest child and only girl) actually went to a traditional school, and that was only for kindergarten. Our home-school journey began when she started…
Why Homeschooling911?
Some have asked: ”Why Homeschooling911?” What exactly does it mean? Does it mean that there have been incidents of curriculum spontaneously combusting in home-schooler’s homes? Does it mean that a mass exodus of children from the public schools has resulted in gangs of home-schoolers roaming the streets mowing their neighbor’s lawns while they’re not home? Actually…
Got Goals?
Long ago and far away there was a mom who decided to home-school… Sorry, I thought I might need to grab your attention before you jumped away to the blog with the title “How to Home-School and Lose Ten Pounds in Five Easy Steps.” But seriously, goal-setting isn’t exactly the most exciting or glamorous topic,…
Have You Ever Done This?
Homeschooling mommies, have you ever done this? It’s been one of those days. The baby’s having a growth spurt and wants to nurse all day. Something got spilled – doesn’t matter what it is: sugar, flour, eggs, syrup or honey or juice (oh my!) - and it took you three hours to get it cleaned up with…
A Podcast Interview With Yours Truly
I was very honored to be asked by Richard M. Potter of “Potter On Purpose” to record a podcast interview for his website. He is a fellow blogger (and now a friend!) whose website is devoted to helping people find and live out their purpose. I have to admit I was very nervous the day of the…