As more parents choose to homeschool, homeschool support groups, co-ops, sports and music programs also grow. Many groups find they are no longer the small group of moms they were when they started, their membership has grown and so have their budgets and leadership decisions. If your homeschool organization is growing, you may be wondering [...]
“The benefit of making up lesson plans is that it can reduce stress in the long run. It is easy to get distracted with all the little things that have to happen in a day, like checking email, cleaning up little messes or preparing meals. Then there are the ‘rabbit trails.’ It is always nice [...]
Stephanie Elms offers encouraging reading for anyone with late or reluctant readers at her blog, Throwing Marshmallows:
“Back in May, I presented a new talk at the VaHomeschoolers Conference, “Encouraging Reading in Late and Reluctant Readers,” based on an article that I wrote for the VaHomeschoolers Voice. In preparing for the talk, I searched out some [...]
Ree Drummond, aka the Pioneer Woman, shares a journey into plein air in this beautifully illustrated post from last fall:
“One of my favorite things to do during days of homeschooling is to throw down the books, forsake our studies (that’s actually my favorite part), and take the kids outside with their travel watercolor sets. My [...]
“I don’t have a clue about what I’m doing. No, really, I don’t. I know people who have their whole homeschooling careers mapped out from before their child is born. They know the method they’ll use. They have a plan for whatever learning styles their children turn out to have. They have their curriculum ordered, [...]
