Category: Homeschooling

  • Student Planners

    I’ve begun preparations for the next school year. One of the things I want my older kids to work on this year is being responsible for their assignments without my having to give reminders. I want them to grow in independence and responsibility. To help them do this, I set out to design and print…

  • What they said…

    So, you already know that I enjoy Derek Webb’s music. I haven’t purchased his new album yet, but I have heard the controversial new song. Karl and I had an interesting discussion about it yesterday, and I’m sad to say that neither of us came to the conclusion Denny Burke did. Doug E. shares some…

  • I found this in my kitchen

    Here’s the story: Around 4:15 Monday afternoon, as we were waiting for Hannah to finish getting ready to go to choir (by 4:30 — we were pushing it!), I sat down to check my Facebook page. Abbey started screaming from the kitchen. Normally, her screaming doesn’t phase me: she rarely speaks at a low volume…

  • Something for the kids

    Print out your own electoral college map that you can color in as the returns come in tonight. I doubt that our children will stay up late enough to finish their maps. They’ll still enjoy coloring it in Wednesday. Ads

  • More of our curriculum up for grabs

    I’ve used An Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading by Jesse Wise for a few years. This is my final year to teach reading and I’m using something different. Not because I don’t like this method, but because we were GIVEN a complete Hooked on Phonics program, and my kids are loving it. If you,…