Simple Ways Goals Help to Evaluate Our Homeschool
Evaluating is only part of the year-end plan for our homeschool. Setting goals is the beginning, but the great news is this can be done at any time

Evaluating is only part of the year-end plan for our homeschool. Setting goals is the beginning, but the great news is this can be done at any time

Does sloppy handwriting and careless spelling make you cringy? Me too! As a middle school mom, I’m here with tips on getting the right tools to rebuild base skills like handwriting and spelling with daily drills. A Reason For Handwriting and A Reason For Spelling make it easy for all of us to build base…

Household chores teach accountability and are a vital tool in every household, but are even more important structurally in a homeschooler’s home. It is highly likely that one parent is choosing to leave full-time employment to homeschool, but now more than ever, many parents are working and homeschooling.

What are the best middle school accountability builders to support your children where they are at in their development? Middle schoolers are in the age of discovery. Academically, they are discovering where they excel and feeling the challenge of their weaknesses. Yet, they lack the capacity to foresee long term consequences of their choices. They…

Elementary student accountability can begin with growing independent work skills. Supportive instruction can go a long way in teaching your child to think for themselves and make great choices each day.

Holiday season got you scrambling? I know the feeling all too well. A few years ago, I realized that we had forgotten to pray at our Thanksgiving celebration! Blame it on having five grandbabies, ten siblings, three significant others, and a partridge in a… you get it! The place was crowded, but we missed the…

In this five part series, I will share the habits and tasks to develop accountability for students from toddlers to teens

The Holiday rush is not so far off. It is time to get intentional about planning a few activities to help you celebrate the holidays in meaningful ways. Isn’t it funny how Thanksgiving and Christmas represent such deep, core-values and yet, some years the whole celebration seems to slip right past, and you missed the…

Do you hope to have a house full of readers one day? We refer to our house as “The Book House,” but growing up, I was not a reader. It was not until I was an adult that I discovered reading for pleasure. As a homeschooling mother, I wanted to ensure that my kids loved…

Beat the Winter Blues with Encouragement Winter happens everywhere and homeschoolers feel the changes in every way. The shortened days, cold weather and the looming busyness and distractions of the Holiday season can leave a parent feeling stressed. The Fall Into Learning Summit was created to encourage you and help you overcome all the challenges…

The fall season can bring an air of confidence in your homeschool. It can also give you the early warning you need to head off a hectic, frustrating school year. Are you hesitant to start making changes mid-year? I get it. Have you heard yourself say the following? I can’t throw out this curriculum, it…

Do your find yourself wondering: can my homeschooler graduate early, and what does that really mean, you are in the right place.

educe your workload, get your kids to manage their work better and save time at the end of the homeschool year. The first step is reducing the amount of paper you deal with on a daily basis.

Practical tips to help teach homeschool organization skills at every age in your family.

No matter how many kids you are homeschooling, the time is never enough. I have an elective hack that saves us time in our school day and gives us extra meaningful play in summer. Let me share about it, but first, let me introduce myself. Hello! If you are new here, I’m Amber. I teach…