Homeschooling

Standing all day to teach can take a toll! Invest in one (or more!) of the best shoes for teachers to keep your feet healthy and happy!

Help break the ice at the beginning of the school year with these team building activities for middle school!

Keep learning your craft by reaching for a book! Check out the BEST professional development books for teachers and grow your skills today!

Need some literary inspiration to help your child jump into the school year with excitement? Try these fantastic books about back to school.

Take this quiz and figure out your answer to the question: homeschool vs. public school? Which is right for your family and why?

How do you keep the enthusiasm for homeschooling rolling through the year? (February, I’m looking at you!) Read on for tips and tricks on avoiding homeschool burnout.

Homeschool supplies in disarray? Learn how to organize your homeschool supplies with just a few simple organizing tools to clear clutter.

Have you always wanted to learn American Sign Language? Now you can learn ASL at home with the help of this self-paced language course! Self-Paced ASL Class I’m not sure who has been more curious about learning American Sign Language – me or the kids. It’s a language I have always been interested in learning …

Creative writing – kids either love it or hate it. That’s why it’s so important that when teaching creative writing, it’s done in a way that is engaging, fun, and structured.

Easy Peasy is a popular, free online homeschool curriculum.  But is it right for your family?  And is it really easy peasy?  Find out more in this Easy Peasy Homeschool Review. What Is the Easy Peasy Homeschool Curriculum? Easy Peasy is a curriculum, but it is not an online school.  When Lee Giles, the site …

Homeschooling can be expensive–books, supplies, classes and tutors all cost money.  But homeschooling on a budget is possible. In fact, you can homeschool without spending a dime! Free Homeschool Curriculum Yes, it’s true!  You can find absolutely free homeschool curriculum online.  A few taps of the keyboard and you can find the option that’s right …

Making the transition from homeschool to college can be a daunting one. Thiel College makes it easier. After discovering Thiel College, I was given the opportunity to share it with you. As a homeschool mom, a homeschool-friendly college is a must. That’s why I’m so excited to introduce you to Thiel College. All About Thiel …

Need to add a little excitement into your homeschool routine? Try some of these homeschool enrichment activities to get started! Do You Have the Homeschool Blahs? Every year, around mid-January or early February, we experience something we call “the homeschool blahs.” It’s when we’re tired of doing lessons, we’re tired of our curriculum, we’re tired …

Need some homeschool names? Here are some ideas for naming your homeschool! Homeschooling Names So, you’ve decided to move forward with homeschooling.  Congratulations, that’s amazing!  At some point, you may have noticed that various homeschools have names, and now you’re wondering…. Should I name my homeschool?  Well, that depends!  Legally, you may have to.  Some …

If you have been thinking about changing or adding a new homeschool math curriculum to your lessons, Teaching Textbooks is one you don’t want to miss! Digital Homeschool Math Curriculum We first started using Teaching Textbooks when the boys were younger and continued using it as our main homeschool math curriculum for years. The new …

Homeschooling is hard, but homeschooling with dyslexia is even more challenging. Thankfully, there is a homeschool dyslexia curriculum that can help. Homeschooling with Dyslexia My oldest son has dyslexia. He was diagnosed while he was in third grade and started receiving Orton-Gillingham based intervention that year. We were homeschooling at the time and the onus …

Get to know your favorite people better with these fun 100 Would You Rather Questions for Kids! What is Would You Rather? Would You Rather is a quirky question game made for all ages.  It’s simple, fun, and highly addictive.  What’s great about playing this with the kiddos is that you will most definitely learn …

Homeschooling is hard enough, but when mom is sick it can be even more of a challenge. Here’s how to homeschool when mom is sick. When the Homeschool Mom is Sick After more than a decade of homeschooling, I often take things for granted. How to scope out homeschool curriculum, how to manage working from …

So, you want to learn how to speak French at home? We did too! Here’s how we did it and why it might work for your family too! Speak FrencH at Home While I graduated college with a minor in Spanish, I haven’t kept up with it. So, when the youngest declared that she wanted …

Two of the main benefits of homeschooling are flexibility and the ability to take the classroom anywhere. This year, take advantage of real-life experiences by becoming traveling homeschoolers! Homeschooling while traveling There are so many incredible and diverse ways to teach your homeschooled children while traveling, whether it’s roaming the U.S. in an RV or …