Raising an independent learning homeschooler is not something you want – it’s something you need. Especially if you have multiple kids and plan to homeschool into the higher grades. After our first year of homeschooling, I could easily see how important independent homeschooling would be. I was spending mountains of time with my 1st grader…
There I was standing in a woman’s garage that I barely knew. She was running a craft club for homeschoolers in our community and doing an amazing job at it. As we chatted, she suddenly said, “Do you know of any co-ops that are not religious? I’m so tired of all these Christian homeschool moms…
Is your homeschool in a boring phase? Are your kids’ eyes glazing over as you just go through the motions of your curriculum? Do you want to be the “fun homeschool mom,” but have no idea how to make school fun? In fact, is it even possible to make homeschooling fun?? I mean anybody can…
I personally love teaching history to my kids. It was one of my favorite subjects in school and just came very easily to me. My kids enjoy the read alouds, the discussion, the hands on projects, and timeline building. History really is a highlight in our homeschool week! But as the years have gone by,…