Now the first thing I want to make sure that you understand, is that although there are some great facts shown on this video about homeschooling, the video is meant to be a joke.  The young girl who made this video thought it would be fun to poke fun at the stereotypical perceptions about kids […]

It is that time of year when homeschool families are searching and planning for the curriculum they use this next school year. In my case, it will be a revamping as we will focus on what worked for us this past year, and make changes to what didn’t work as well.
I am going to […]

This past month we took our school with us on the road. My husband needed to go South for a business trip and as it was still fairly cold at times where we live, I demanded that he take us along for the ride. This is something that just wouldn’t have been possible in […]

I realize that this may be a hot button topic for some people, but I feel I need to address it. I have been watching with interest this past few weeks a series of e-mails on a home schooling list in which I am a member. The topic has been enough to make […]

These past two weeks have found me trying a new approach to our home schooling program. We were beginning to get a little burnt out with all of the requirements set forth by our Virtual Academy. There was so much to do every single day and while my son was learning loads of […]

Do we ever really quit learning? I think that for most of us, the answer would be a resounding NO! Even when we are in environments that we wouldn’t think to be conducive to learning, it is still possible to find something to learn about. Take our first week of April for […]

Perhaps one of the funnest things that I choose to do in our homeschool is declare a Jammie Day. This is simply a day where I declare that we will stay in our pajamas all day long as we work through our school work. While it is perhaps unconventional in nature, it is […]

One of the most difficult things that we have to deal with as parents is finding snacks for our kids. We want the snack to be kid-friendly and still be healthy. Our kids want sugar. Too often we give in and that contributes to the problem we are having with obesity in children. So what […]

If you know where to look, you can find an almost endless supply of free printables and worksheets for your homeschool classroom. These worksheets and printables are an invaluable resource to help your child learn and important when you need supplementary material.
If you are looking for these kinds of materials, I have found a […]

Today I was reminded of yet another reason I am glad that we homeschool our son. We decided to eat out for our lunch and boy was that an eye-opening experience. We chose a local fast food eatery and it turned out to be the same time as a local high school lunch […]