I get a lot of questions online and in real life about what our homeschool day looks like, so I write routine posts every 6 months to a year. We have finished six weeks of our school year and have worked out some of the...
There is the school year we plan and there is the school year that we actually have, and rarely are the two identical. As a type A personality, this has been hard, but necessary, for me to accept. So without further adieu, here is what...
Do I need a homeschool co-op? Many new homeschoolers ask this question. You need a homeschool community. Your homeschool community could come in the form of a co-op. But it could also come in many other forms! Types of Homeschool Communities: Co-op – A co-op...
Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum Picks (2023-2024)
posted by: Laura Adams
March 12, 2023
My middle guy will be my second kindergartener. I’ve had too much fun selecting kindergarten homeschool curriculum for him. He really loves school and workbooks, and his curriculum reflects that. If you’re interested in what I did for kindergarten with my oldest, you can check...
The Little Kid Homeschool Routine Round Up
posted by: Laura Adams
March 5, 2023
Some of my most frequently asked questions are regarding schedules and routines. Establishing a good little kid homeschool routine can make the entire household run more smoothly. Homeschooling multiple little kids is not for the faint of heart! My kids and I all thrive on...
2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Picks (2023-2024)
posted by: Laura Adams
February 3, 2023
What better way to beat the winter doldrums than by planning next year’s 2nd grade homeschool curriculum? My oldest son will be in 2nd grade in the fall. For the most part, we will proceed with the curricula we used in 1st grade. I’m going...
Homeschool Curriculum Picks: Pre-K/Preschool (2022-2023)
posted by: Laura Adams
January 2, 2023
A mom reached out to me over social media and asked what I had done for preschool with my 4 year olds. I realized that I wrote a blog post about what I did for my oldest child’s 4 year old preschool year, but not...
For the most part, 2022 was a year in which I gravitated to books that made me think. Accordingly, a lot of these books have deep (or even dark) themes. In other years, there have been more escapist selections. I hope to make these top...
When I get bored with the monotony of my daily routine, I begin planning for the next school year. And thus, my Claritas Cycle 2 Book List was born. We plan to begin Claritas Cycle 2 in fall 2023. We’ve been using Claritas Cycle 1...
Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew. I have two beginning readers in my homeschool, so we were excited to do a Reading Eggs review! Reading Eggs is a game that teaches and reinforces phonics concepts in an engaging way. My...