I’m a mama of many. With 7 kids in our household, homeschooling can be well…complicated. On any given day I’m teaching 5 school-aged children and switching between the various subjects and grade levels. This makes me just a little bit crazy. By the end of the day I don’t have a single brain cell left.Read more
How do you schedule a homeschool year, especially if you’re schooling multiple ages and grade levels? I don’t have the answer, despite having 5 children in school with 2 younger ones underfoot. I have not found the magic answer to effectively scheduling a homeschool year. In fact, each year our schedule is adjusted and tweakedRead more
How can you plan for your homeschool year? The answer is not with colorful planners and naïve optimism. The traditional planning methods used in public schools simply don’t work well in the homeschool environment. They have to stick to the lesson plan and have a school calendar set years in advance. We enjoy such wonderfulRead more
I’ve blogged before about how little I plan for our homeschool year. School teachers would be shocked! I kind of almost wing it each week. No, it’s not stressful at all. It’s actually incredibly efficient and time saving. Let me share a little secret with you. I have a wonderful littleRead more
I have my dream homeschool room. I seriously love it! It’s practically perfect. If you’d like a tour, see this post…… However, in the last two years, I’ve found that homeschooling is taking over my entire house. Homeschooling spills out into every room in my 3-story house. It’s making my little organized self a tinyRead more
If you ask any of my friends to describe me they will undoubtedly say things like organized, Type A, or even obsessive. I am all of the above and more. I love to create systems to stay organized and I hate for things to be out of place. Lists are just about myRead more
In being more intentional this year I’ve revamped my schedules and created some routines for our homeschool and our household. Homeschooling is a huge priority in our house so I always create a detailed schedule to help me ensure that the school gets done every day.You can read about our homeschool scheduleRead more