Archives for 2011

Filed Under: Planning & Organization · Strategies & Tips · Homeschool Planning

Getting Your (School) Act Together with a Homeschool Binder

I am not totally disorganized but I need help in how to create a homeschool binder for you oldest child this year. With a child in high school, I'm really working on being more organized with my planning this year. In years past I've used a single binder for all my teacher keys, and that […]

Filed Under: Language Arts · Strategies & Tips · Language Arts

Fun Spelling Games to Play in the Car

Tired of the alphabet game off road signs when driving? Try these fun spelling games to play in the car and get practice in spelling. Hopefully you have a phone where you can check up on the correct spelling if there is a question. I asked on Facebook today about whether it's common for homeschoolers […]

Filed Under: Printables & Downloads · Free Curriculum

Alphabetical List of the Elements

Joely was practicing with her Periodic Table of the Elements worksheets today, and she was having trouble spelling the names of the elements for one of the pages. To help her, I printed out an alphabetical list of the elements for her to refer to, and that fixed the problem immediately. I figured it'd be […]

Filed Under: Curriculum · Reviews · Personal Finance

Foundations in Personal Finance (Review of Dave Ramsey's Homeschool Curriculum)

Earlier this summer I received an email from Dave Ramsey's public relations coordinator telling me about Dave's personal finance curriculum Foundations in Personal Finance. Since Jaden is starting high school this year, I jumped at the chance to do a review of the curriculum. I also asked at the same time if I could hold […]

Filed Under: Homeschooling

You Know You're a Homeschooler When…

Homeschoolers are different. Sure, we put our pants on one leg at a time like everyone else, but there's just something unique about how we operate. Not in a bad way, but homeschooling is simply an atypical lifestyle. And we're not homeschoolers only during the school day; homeschooling happens 24/7 for us. So I though […]

Filed Under: Planning & Organization · Strategies & Tips · Homeschool Planning

What's Your Favorite Homeschool "School Supply"?

I asked this question on Facebook and got some interesting replies about how people utilize different "school supplies" in their homeschool. But in case you missed the conversation on Facebook, I wanted to ask the question here as well. So, what's your favorite homeschool "school supply" and how do you use it? Leave a comment […]