When you focus on providing a rigorous education for your children, you are busy. Very busy. And so are your kids. In fact, there seems to be little time and energy left for extras, things like life skills, personal projects, chasing rabbit trails, art, music, nature, reading aloud, volunteering, and competitions. Occasionally homeschoolers are tempted to […]
High School
Free Ebook: Planning High School Courses
If you’re homeschooling high school—or planning to—you’ll really want to download this free ebooklet from Lee Binz. I’ve learned a lot from Lee over the years and constantly use her wonderful high school record keeping system (click to see my review). Although I haven’t had a chance yet to read Planning High School Courses, I’ve […]
Just One Homeschooling Day Among Many
A homeschooling mom’s day can vary so much! Today I went from making a list of weekly homeschooling goals for Miss 15 to correcting Miss 10’s creative spelling; from reading aloud about a back-woods author to watching Victorian farm; from admiring a beautifully iced cake to scratching my head over Mr. 17’s physics experiment; and […]