A few words I would use to describe our homeschool this week: worn out, uninspired and boring. Ha! Sounds too good to pass up, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, not every week is like this one! Most of the reason for the feeling worn out was due to our two foster boys, I was just plain out overwhelmed this week and that feeling just flowed over into our homeschool. Since we are Canadian I can’t even blame our lack of academics this week on Thanksgiving like my American friends can . . . 😉 Even though it feels like we didn’t do a whole lot this week I still like to…
Homeschool Week in Review – Volume Three
I think we are slowly getting into a bit of a home and homeschool routine with a preschooler and toddler in the mix! Thankfully we all got more sleep this week than last week so that obviously makes a big difference in our homeschool. OUR HOMESCHOOL WEEK IN REVIEW For reference, here’s the low down on all the kids: The Daughter – she’s 9 and in grade 4 The Son – he’s 6 and in grade 1 The Preschooler – he’s 3 The Toddler – he’s 1 (almost 2) + My son did multiple TYCTR lessons this week and even did two in one day! + We got the…
Homeschooled Kids Are Socially Awkward – Homeschool Myth #2
Last week I shared the first homeschool myth and while that is the one people (non-homeschoolers) mention to me the most, this one is probably the hottest topic in regards to homeschool myths. Today’s myth is on the topic of socialization. Generally when I’ve had people ask me about this they usually say something to the effect of: “But aren’t you worried about socialization?” My regret is that I have not asked these people to clarify what they mean by socialization. Though I think they are getting at the fact that they think that homeschool kids won’t be able to function in social settings, especially ones…
Homeschool Resources from the Dollar Store
I’m a really big fan of all the various dollar stores. I mean, you do have to watch your prices because some things are more expensive there but I love finding things that I know would be way more expensive in a different store but I found for a good price at a dollar store. I just bought some great things this past weekend and wanted to show a little dollar store homeschool resource haul and also share some of our most used dollar store items in our homeschool. Our Favorite Homeschool Resources from the Dollar Store This book series looked too awesome to leave behind.…
Homeschool Week in Review – Volume Two
I’m back for another review of our homeschool week! I had a lot of fun sharing the first one last week, it was a good process for me now and I think it will be really nice to look back on at the end of the school year. Out of all the homeschool methods out there we really are in our own category. There are parts where I feel like we are unschoolers but we do try to do some intentional stuff a few days a week that would help us fall into a different category. How I described it awhile ago was Homeschooling as a Lifestyle and I think…
You Need to Have Extra Patience to Homeschool – Homeschool Myth #1
Having my kids out and about during the school day often brings out a lot of questions. When people find out that we homeschool about 75% of them say something to the effect that they would never have enough patience to homeschool. I’ve been thinking a lot about that comment over the last number of years and thought it would make the first homeschool myth I want to bust. You Need to Have Extra Patience to Homeschool – Homeschool Myth #1 Can I just start things out by saying that I have no more patience than the average parent (I honestly probably have less patience than the…
