I personally love to write. I write poems I write short stories I write short stories in a poem format I learned to love the act of writing in middle school. I have had the hardest time teaching the same thing to my kids. My kids do wonderfully with narration. They can retell a story …
My youngest is interested in robotics. My older boy is into chemical reactions. My daughter wants to learn about animal behavior. Each of these individually can be extremely challenging to teach. Robotics starts with simple machines, progresses to more complex mechanisms, and then adds in electronic components. I have a basic understanding of the first …
I am like any other mom in that it drives me crazy how you can blink and your kids are no longer babies. They grow up way to fast! But when your ten year old can turn on the tears or lose their their temper like a three year old and they see nothing wrong …
My youngest/only child wont stop acting like a baby! Read More »
Friends are such blessings. They help us smile when times are tough. They give good advice when we need guidance. They know exactly when we need a fun break or when we need silence to buckle down on a task. But sometimes things do not go that smoothly At some point in your homeschool journey …
I am not a type A person, I do not stick to schedules well, and I am a very spontaneous person sometimes. I used to think that these qualities worked against my ability to properly plan but the problem was really my perspective of what “proper planning” was. To get right to it, proper planning …
It was 10 in the morning. Reading had been completed. Science had been completed. Art had been done and thoroughly enjoyed. Time for math and five minutes in my older boy, his twin sister and I were all crying This is an obvious case of when to change curriculum but for me it was one …
The beginning of a new school year can be exhausting but typically, we look forward to it. Every new experience your kids will have. Every new concept they will learn about. Every new “ah ha” moment. That joy is our driving force and the reason why we do what we do. Occasionally, there are hiccups …
Do I have to do this book?! … You’re excited for the new year but your kid isn’t Read More »
