What are my family’s favorite online education resources for homeschooling? There are many *huge* lists of educational resources for families floating around. Honestly, it’s a little overwhelming. But we’ve been homeschooling for several years now and we have a few favorites that we keep coming back to. Here is my SHORT LIST. All of these resources are free (or at […]
New to homeschooling and looking for tried and true resources for learning at home? Here is a great resource document put together by the members of the Seattle Homeschoolers Facebook Group in response to local school closures due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus.) Many of the resources, we have used ourselves. Some of them (library-specific) are region-focused, so take them as inspiration […]
To narrow the focus at home and help inspire our youngsters about “giving back,” we sit down as a family and make a short list of things we can do to help others every year.
The holidays are basically here. The impending sense of overwhelm and warm fuzziness is here as well. I’ve dared to drag out the holiday decorations at least a few times. The other morning, I downloaded the Living Well Spending Less Holiday Planner and scrolled to my favorite section: Holiday Goals. In the free planner, there are pages dedicated to outlining […]
My story: I started homeschooling about three years ago. I had no doubts that it was in our future. I was already a SAHM (working part time from home) and it just made sense for our family. Growing up, I had a friend who was homeschooled until high school. I was intrigued by the idea, even then. And from a […]
What matters most to your family? To your homeschool? Ask yourself some simple questions and you’re on your way to drafting a mission statement that will help guide your home education experience.
This is our typical daily homeschool rhythm with plenty of play, rest and free time mixed in. I’ve fine tuned this over the last few years. I have found that it works the best for our family.
Did you know that your local water utility may offer classes about yard care, gardening and/or water conservation? Bring the kids along for a fun educational experience.
I was one of the unlucky kids who had their birthday in the summer. Turnout for celebrations in the warm months were always dismal. We had camp outs in the backyard, plenty of sprinkler time and Popsicles but I always remember friends telling me they couldn’t come to my party because they’d be out of town. And I always wished […]
Yesterday, the kids started a new Junior Aerospace Engineering class through our local parks department. Over the next several weeks, they’ll learn about aircraft and spacecraft design, plus construct their own airplanes and rockets. 🚀✈️ Yesterday, they zoomed out of their classroom, grinning ear to ear, holding their “airplane” creations — and then proceeded to wear themselves out flying their […]