I kind of already spilled this in the post title but: we love homeschooling! I had actually decided to make this a post about the ten best things about homeschooling before I realized I could have made the list a lot longer. Oh well, these are the ten best reasons, not the only ten! (I did still manage…
We use the library a lot. Like a LOT, A LOT. So much so that they usually give us our own shelf for our holds. #jobsecurity #yourwelcomelibrarians We have an awesome library system where we live, I used to take it for granted and then I started sharing some of our library…
In the last year or two I’ve really been paying attention to the type of books we have been reading as I’ve been focusing a lot on making sure I am raising children with good character. Books with inspiring, courageous and positive characters are becoming more and more important to me. As parents we are…
I think the hardest part of homeschooling for me is knowing that my kids are missing some great learning opportunities because of my weaknesses. We are rocking all things literature and book-ish, but you know something that is all the rage these days that I am definitely not rocking? STEM. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering…
I love homeschooling. I feel like I’ve really found my tribe in the last couple of years. Last week I posted a variation of this photo on Instagram: I thought it would be fun to see what others thought were signs of homeschooling and got quite the response. I made each answer into…
Back in the spring we spent quite a bit of time studying knights. I was reading Knights in Training and hosted an online book club about the book and then I took my kids through some knight training exercises. I would highly recommend grabbing a copy of Knights in Training and reading through…