I’ve seen a number of file folder organizing systems for homeschoolers on the internet, some were broken down by seasons, others by weeks but I knew I wanted something more broad, so I decided to break ours up by grade level. This was a system based out of necessity, I don’t know how many times…
Let’s continue our list of kids classics by looking at some great novels for grades 5 and 6. If you missed it you can check out the other lists: Classic Novels for Kindergarten (ages 4-6) Classic Novels for Grades 1 & 2 Classic Novels for Grades 3 & 4 Classic Novels for Grades 7, 8 &…
I thought I would try to post an end of month review each month, I know it will be nice for me to look back on (especially when it comes time to get our end of year portfolio together next June), and maybe it would be helpful for some others as well. June was the end…
Let’s continue our list of kids classics by looking at some great novels for grades 3 and 4. If you missed it you can check out the other lists: Classic Novels for Kindergarteners (ages 4-6) Classic Novels for Grades 1 & 2 Classic Novels for Grades 5 & 6 Classic Novels for Grades 7, 8…
When kids are just beginning to read it can be tricky to find them good books to read. You know the only way for them to get better is to practice their skills, but which early readers should you be supplying them with? Hopefully this post will help give you some good ideas. When kids…
I think there is often this idea that most of us believe at one point that homeschooling needs to look just like regular school done at your home. When other mothers say “oh, I could never homeschool”, they are often imagining pages of worksheets, coloring pages, spelling tests and planning for all the subjects. The…