We've all been there as homeschoolers. "Mom, this is boooooring." "Mom, I hate math." *Foot stomps* "I'm not doing it!" "Moooooommm"....kid looks at math problems they have done a million times..."it's too hard." Kid escapes to the backyard or bathroom for the eighth time in 20 minutes the moment you turn to help another child. … Continue reading What to Do When Your Child Won’t Do the Work
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The ups and downs of my homeschooling year
I've been at this homeschooling gig for 15 plus years. After a few turns around the sun our years started taking a very predictable course. Maybe you can relate. August - I get caught up in the school supply sales (love me some paper products! LOL) and rah-rah of a new school year about to … Continue reading The ups and downs of my homeschooling year
A Day in the Life of a Type B Homeschooler – First Day of School!
(Times are approximate. I'm severely Type B, after all.) Technically, the first day of school was supposed to be this Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. That was the day my other kids started high school outside the home so it made sense to me. However, some day in July it made sense to me … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Type B Homeschooler – First Day of School!
How we are doing Spanish this year
I have to admit, fitting in a foreign language had been low down on my priority list in the past. *I* really like languages, but with all the Other Things That Must Be Done, I often let foreign language slip the way of my formal music and art lessons...i.e. "out of sight out of mind." … Continue reading How we are doing Spanish this year
Homeschool Interview Series
Did you ever wonder what other homeschoolers think about homeschooling and how they run their days? Well, Amanda from Sicily's Heart and Home is doing a great Homeschool Interview Series and today is my turn! Head on over to today's post to hear me ramble on some more about our crazy homeschool, successes and … Continue reading Homeschool Interview Series
Creating a Meaningful Morning
There was a time in my life when gathering for homeschooling morning time or circle time was easy...ish. This is not that time. Our oldest needs to get to her community college classes a few days a week, the next one goes off to school every day, #3 has hit the teen years and … Continue reading Creating a Meaningful Morning
Reboot Update
a.k.a It's hard to blog about homeschooling when I feel like we aren't doing any. Is there a word for a non-update? Two weeks ago I wrote that we needed a reboot. That I thought we had been "off" long enough and it was time to turn it back on again. Well, life had other ideas, … Continue reading Reboot Update
Rainy Days and Thursdays
Do rainy days get you down? I have a love-hate relationship with them, I think. I love a good thunderstorm, a really dense fog (as long as I don't have to be out in either), and whoever invented "thundersnow" should get a medal. I guess I like my weather interesting, energized. Within reason, of course. … Continue reading Rainy Days and Thursdays
Some favorite hands-off homeschooling items
With five children, I tend to get "talked out" fairly quickly - not only their talking to me and to each other, but my own talking as well. I get tired of the sound of my own voice rattling in my ears, and love to have something to hand the children that is educational but … Continue reading Some favorite hands-off homeschooling items
Surviving the Holidays Part 1 – The Homeschooling
Welcome to my series on homeschooling through the holidays as a highly sensitive homeschooler. Today is Day 1 - Homeschooling. Homeschooling in December It's no secret that homeschooling can sometimes be difficult for a highly sensitive person under normal conditions. Add in the holidays, and BAM (Oooo, sorry.... bam) and you have a recipe for … Continue reading Surviving the Holidays Part 1 – The Homeschooling