Homeschool 4th Grade 2018
Homeschool fourth grade is a transition year. We’ve mastered the foundational skills, and so now I challenge my students to stretch and grow.
Category: Homeschool 101 Homeschooling a Gifted Child
Every parent wants to say their child is “gifted”, right? We’re all proud parents! But, like there are children with intellectual delays and disabilities, there are children with superior intellectual gifts and talents. And just like homeschooling special needs kids, when you homeschool a gifted child, it can present an…
Homeschool Second Grade 2018
Homeschool second grade is the last year of “early elementary”. We get all our skills firmly in place, as a foundation for expanding our learning.
Summer Vacation: Themed weeks
Need ideas to keep the kids entertained? It’s summer vacation! For most parents, it can be interesting to keep the kids occupied, out of trouble and not always underfoot. And, for some of us, we also want our kids to be learning! But we don’t want to “ruin” their summer…
Homeschool 101: Try homeschooling for the summer?
“We’re going to try homeschooling over the summer.” I often get this from parents thinking of homeschooling their kids. They aren’t quite ready to pull their kids out of the public school system, so they wait till school is over. Then they want to “try” homeschooling. On the surface, it…
Homeschool 101: Speech meets and spring poetry
Our first speech meet Last year February, my then-2nd grader participated in a speech meet. For her age group, she was supposed to recite a 12 line poem. It was her first time ever reciting a poem at one of these competitions, so we really didn’t know what to expect.…
Homeschool 101: Activities for kids — Spring Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday was the first official day of Spring. It seems like it’s been forever, but really, there’s only 90 days between season changes, at least according to the astronomers. But winter when you homeschool can be rough! Though we aren’t as exposed to colds and flus, when mom gets sick,…
Free Spring Activities Roundup
Tired of Winter? I need some free spring activities because I am so tired of winter! I want warm weather, sunshine, and the scents of growing things in the air. Spring fever is alive and well at my house. Anyone else? For the last two weeks of this month, I’m…
Homeschool 101: Third Grade Curriculum
Third Grade Thoughts Around ages 7-8, we start third grade. An almost completely independent learner, my third grader loves learning, and she’s getting excited about doing school. Where second grade is about routines, third grade is about expressing and choosing. In third grade, because of the ability to be independent,…
Homeschool 101: Second Grade Curriculum
Second Grade Starts Now Around ages 6-7, we start second grade. By now, my girls are used to our routines and know what to expect. While they aren’t completely independent yet, they are well on the way. Second grade is all about cementing our routines and growing in independence. By…
Homeschooling a Gifted Child
Every parent wants to say their child is “gifted”, right? We’re all proud parents! But, like there are children with intellectual delays and disabilities, there are children with superior intellectual gifts and talents. And just like homeschooling special needs kids, when you homeschool a gifted child, it can present an…
Homeschool Second Grade 2018
Homeschool second grade is the last year of “early elementary”. We get all our skills firmly in place, as a foundation for expanding our learning.
Summer Vacation: Themed weeks
Need ideas to keep the kids entertained? It’s summer vacation! For most parents, it can be interesting to keep the kids occupied, out of trouble and not always underfoot. And, for some of us, we also want our kids to be learning! But we don’t want to “ruin” their summer…
Homeschool 101: Try homeschooling for the summer?
“We’re going to try homeschooling over the summer.” I often get this from parents thinking of homeschooling their kids. They aren’t quite ready to pull their kids out of the public school system, so they wait till school is over. Then they want to “try” homeschooling. On the surface, it…
Homeschool 101: Speech meets and spring poetry
Our first speech meet Last year February, my then-2nd grader participated in a speech meet. For her age group, she was supposed to recite a 12 line poem. It was her first time ever reciting a poem at one of these competitions, so we really didn’t know what to expect.…
Homeschool 101: Activities for kids — Spring Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday was the first official day of Spring. It seems like it’s been forever, but really, there’s only 90 days between season changes, at least according to the astronomers. But winter when you homeschool can be rough! Though we aren’t as exposed to colds and flus, when mom gets sick,…
Free Spring Activities Roundup
Tired of Winter? I need some free spring activities because I am so tired of winter! I want warm weather, sunshine, and the scents of growing things in the air. Spring fever is alive and well at my house. Anyone else? For the last two weeks of this month, I’m…
Homeschool 101: Third Grade Curriculum
Third Grade Thoughts Around ages 7-8, we start third grade. An almost completely independent learner, my third grader loves learning, and she’s getting excited about doing school. Where second grade is about routines, third grade is about expressing and choosing. In third grade, because of the ability to be independent,…
Homeschool 101: Second Grade Curriculum
Second Grade Starts Now Around ages 6-7, we start second grade. By now, my girls are used to our routines and know what to expect. While they aren’t completely independent yet, they are well on the way. Second grade is all about cementing our routines and growing in independence. By…