There you sit, still trying to make yourself wake up all the way. Your coffee cup is somewhere getting cold (maybe it’s still in the microwave from the last time you re-heated it). And you’re slumped over at the table with a big stack of curriculum in front of you. It’s 10 am and you haven’t […]
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Three Simple Homeschool Planning Strategies to Prevent Burnout
Are you a mom who looks forward to marathon sessions of homeschool planning – all the books and resources laid out on the table where you can lovingly shepherd them towards their divine destiny in your idyllic homeschool year? Or do you dread the thought of slogging through hours of work to get read for yet […]
Of Morning Times and Autopilots: By Moms for Moms with Pam Barnhill
This month, we’re talking with moms who are both experienced in the homeschool trenches and are actively creating resources to bless and benefit homeschool families. What’s it like to homeschool and run a business on the side? How do moms make that work? We’ll chat with Pam Barnhill, podcast host, author, and instructor, about how she went […]
A Day in our Homeschool Life
Here at the end of February, we’re in a bit of a rhythm with the homeschool schedule. Are you curious to know what a day looks like for us? Follow us through our routine and see what homeschooling looks like in this large family! Pin0 Share0 Tweet0 Share +10 Homeschool Schedule for 2/26/185:30 a.m.My day […]
Morning Time: The Heart of Family Schooling
We’ve been homeschooling for eight years now and the longer we do it, the more value I see in the time we spend schooling all together. In fact, we’ve come to call it Family Schooling. And the core activity in this practice is what most folks call Morning Time. Read on to find out more […]
Homeschool Planet: Premium Online Lesson Planner
To be quite honest, I hadn’t been much of a homeschool planner. At all. I ordered curriculum. We’d do a page a day, and that was pretty much the extent of my planning. But over the last couple of years, our homeschool has changed, as have our homeschool planning needs. Now I’ve got two middle […]
5 Ways to Simplify Your Homeschool Schedule
Has your homeschool schedule gotten out of control? Maybe you started with a workable plan, but as the year went on and you added in things here and there, it’s feeling a bit three-ring-circus-y? Here are a few tips. Use any or all of these and adapt as needed for your family.Whole-Group Discussion as Much […]