Or, how to get anything done as a homeschool mom. Ah, interruptions, the bane of the homeschool mother’s day and destroyer of her sanity. We troll through the internet,
Today is our first day back to school. We’re easing into our school year this term, but the first day back requires even more ease and grace. The first
It’s one thing to buy the books and supples, to make a plan, to create a chart and quite another to actually pull it off in a typical day.
[pullquote align=”center”]We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. [/pullquote] In episode 8 of the Scholé Sisters podcast Brandy and I
There’s something about that last month of lessons – no matter when that last month is. The paper piles seem higher. The dust and bits seem to multiply from the
Run a simple homeschool audit before your break to clear mental clutter, capture lessons learned, and plan a smoother, more intentional school year ahead.
History should never be boring. History is the study of people – and people always have stories. Stories of individuals, stories of battles, stories of cultures, stories of legends – history is
Grammar and diagramming is not something that has always come easily for me. I remember 7th or 8th grade when diagramming was introduced in my Bob Jones Language Arts workbook.
Like I said last week, review is necessary, but so many methods for review have problems. Some review is just regurgitating the information or going over the same material again.
End-of-chapter quizzes. Fill-in-the-blank comprehension questions. Tests. We don’t do them. But the seventh law in The Seven Laws of Teaching states that “no time
Cleaning and I have a complicated relationship. I am naturally a Messie. I can easily cultivate my oblivion to the state of my house as well as my disdain for
Discover your homeschool personality and build a homeschool that fits your strengths, avoids burnout, and works consistently in real family life
