We are on day three of at-home learning and for the most part it's gone well. But, I am worried what the next six weeks (or more) will look like. Most of you know that I did homeschool my daughter for three years. And know she is in sixth grade. Isabella is very independent and does her work each day on her own. All of her work is done on an iPad and is completely online. My 2nd grade son has to be constantly worked with. He doesn't want to sit and do any of his worksheets. He only has about 5-6 … [Read more...]
Our Decision to Quit Homeschooling
We made a difficult decision this past month. One we tried not to make lightly. Our Princess, who I have homeschooled since Preschool started school today at our local private Christian school. We have decided to quit homeschooling. She's nervous. I'm nervous. I am having a hard time leaving my 7 year old with strangers for 6 hours and 40 minutes 5 days a week. How did you all do it? You want to know why we decided to send her to school? My husband got a promotion in October. He is … [Read more...]
1st Grade Homeschool: Learning Games
This last school year we completed Homeschool Kindergarten and had a great time. I found out that my daughter would much rather learn through games than by lecture and worksheets. That shouldn't come as a big surprise to any parent. So this school year I am incorporating more games in our learning. What is your child's learning style? I started this school year pretty organized and my week one lesson plan was done about two weeks in advance. I set up our new curriculum and learning games … [Read more...]
Common Core and Homeschooling
Thank you Emma Carey for this guest post. A difficulty that a lot of homeschooling parents have is keeping up with the changes in educational standards and practices. It’s so easy to simply try to teach your elementary kids the same things you remember learning (reading, writing, arithmetic and so on) at the same ages and in the same ways that you remember learning them. It’s something that, even as the homeschooler of someone in kindergarten, has become a challenge. School, though, has … [Read more...]
My Combination for Homeschool Success
We are homeschooling year round with my Princess. We have just finished Kindergarten and now will take a few weeks off before starting first grade. In this first year of homeschooling, I have realized a few things about my teaching style and my daughter's learning style. I think that 1st grade is going to go even more smoothly because of what I've learned this year. Here is my combination of four things for homeschool success: A challenging curriculum. My daughter is smart and she gets … [Read more...]
Budget Friendly Homeschooling
Discover a brand new, budget-friendly way to homeschool with new family and individual plans for Monarch online homeschool curriculum. Now available from Alpha Omega Publications, Monarch Plans provide students with unprecedented access to 50 online courses for one low monthly or yearly price. With our Monarch Plans, we wanted to create an option that made homeschooling easy, convenient, and flexible, said Denise Laudenbach, president at Alpha Omega Publications. Monarch is the first online … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Homeschool Resources
Last week, my Princess and I had a 100 Days of School party. (You'll see the photos of our fun day soon!) We've completed 100 days of Kindergarten Homeschool! I know, we are little behind. But the great thing about homeschooling is that you can just keep going as long into the summer as necessary. Plus, my Princess actually loves school time so summer school sounds like fun to her. (Me? Well, I do what I need to do!} I might start having school a couple Sundays per month to catch up a bit. … [Read more...]
