Homeschooling

Unschooling does not mean unlearning.  Get the facts on unschooling and see if it is right for your family.

Make your lessons leading up to Halloween fun and holiday-oriented with these Halloween Homeschool Ideas! They’re not so spooky; they’re fun!

If you’re craving a schooling routine, check out these sample homeschool schedules. They will help you go from pandemonium to productive in no time!

Struggling to teach writing? It can be tricky! Thankfully, Night Zookeeper makes it easier – and a lot more fun for teachers and students!

You want ’em? We got ’em! Say hello to these back to school and fall bulletin board ideas.

Why settle for the standard first day of school pic? Try out one of these hilarious first day of homeschool picture ideas.  Then sit back and watch the comments roll in on your social media!

It’s finally here: the first official day of homeschool. So…now what? Try out some of these first day of homeschool activities to make the day fun and memorable.

You need a rhythm that works for your family, but how do you find it? Read on for how to make a successful homeschooling schedule.

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

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

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 …

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 …

So you want to know how to make math fun for your students? It’s simple! Use math games! Here’s how. How to Make Learning Math Fun As parents and teachers, we find that it can sometimes be a challenge to get children excited about learning, especially when it comes to math.  So, what is it …

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 …

Looking for your next adventure, but don’t want to leave the house?  Well, if you haven’t heard of zoo animal cams, you are in for a treat! Zoo Animal Cams Animal cams allow you to take a trip to the zoo, ride through a safari, or even dive underwater with some of your favorite animals.  …

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 …