If you’re a homeschooling parent and you’re dealing with a reluctant reader you’re probably experiencing how challenging this can be. Reluctant readers are different from struggling readers. Reluctant readers are those that consider reading a chore. They do not see it as something pleasurable that they can enjoy. Sometimes reluctant readers do have reading […]
Homeschooling Preschool – What do I DO for Pre-School?
So you’re thinking about homeschooling your preschooler. Do you have an idea of what you want to teach him or her? What is expected? I am a homeschooling mom who has been homeschooling for many years with my two oldest now graduated from homeschool. Here are some ideas from a mom of eight. Note: Some […]
Homeschool Lesson Planners
There are many homeschool lesson planners out there. Which one is best for you? Do you need one? If your homeschool lesson curriculum is a “hodgepodge,” meaning you use materials from more than one company, you need a lesson planner book. If you homeschool one curriculum from the same company, I would recommend buying their […]
3 Ways Homeschooling Your Kids Can Be Better For Them
In many ways, homeschooling your children can be a lot better for them than going to a public school. This might seem crazy to say, and a lot of you may still view homeschooling from a certain perspective. I think there’s an unfair view that teaching your kids at home is worse for them and […]
Ways to Keep Things Interesting When Homeschooling Your Children
Homeschooling can be a challenge for many parents and children, and one of the things that they tend to struggle with most of all is keeping lessons interesting. When your child is always bored and daydreaming in your lessons, they’re obviously not going to be learning as much, which is a problem. So what […]
Homeschooling With Patience and Kindness
Have you ever looked back on a really great day of homeschool and thought to yourself, “That was a really great homeschool day, I wonder what made the difference?” In my 17 years of homeschooling, I have found that the answer is homeschooling with patience and kindness. How do you “get” patience and kindness? Here […]
Our Favorite Children’s Easter Book
Do you have a favorite Christian children’s Easter book you like to read to your children? I have eight children and I do have a favorite Easter book that we have been using for many years. It is called, “Love One Another: the last days of Jesus”. It is retold by Lauren Thompson and illustrated […]
Homeschool Reviews
This is a round up of all of the Homeschool Reviews I have done as a product reviewer on The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Homeschool Review Crew as well as some I have done on my own. Just click the title to the article you would like to read. Note: Some links in this post are […]