Have no fear, you brave parent blessed with many children! While it might take some more organization and structure, you can homeschool your large family as well as any other parent can homeschool their one kid.
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The First Day of Homeschool- How to Have the Perfect Start
The first day of your homeschool won’t make or break your year, but starting on the right foot will make your life easier.
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Is Homeschooling Hard? The REAL DEAL & What To Do!
Is homeschooling hard? In a word, yes. Homeschooling can be challenging, and sometimes you might feel like giving up. Before you call it quits, take a breath and try a few of these tips for preventing homeschool burnout. Is Homeschooling hard? If you haven’t started homeschooling yet, you might be worried – Is homeschooling hard?…
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Free Printable Education Quotes to Inspire You
I’m so excited to share SEVEN free printable education quotes to keep you inspired this school year! Feel like you’re losing your teaching mojo? Need a little boost to get back into the swing of things? Look, I get it. Teaching is hard. Homeschooling is hard. Doing both can sometimes be a nightmare. But you…
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How Much Does Homeschooling Cost? Really…
You’ve made the big decision, but how much does homeschooling cost? Read on for tips and advice from veteran homeschoolers and a free printable homeschool expense tracker to keep track of your homeschool expenses. How much does homeschooling cost? Really? Homeschooling costs will be different from family to family, child to child, and year to year.…
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One-of-a-Kind Homeschool: Setting Our Kids Up for their Future
Amber shares her story of homeschooling to create a one-of-a-kind, individualized education for her children. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool One-of-a-Kind Homeschool: Setting Our Kids up for Their Future Of all the many wonderful benefits of homeschooling, there is one which has become more obvious as the children have gotten older. As…
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Minimalist Homeschool: I homeschool because I want a simplified life.
June celebrates her minimalist homeschool. Homeschooling allows her to live a slow-paced, simplified life with her family.
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Unrealistic Expectations of Public School Caused Stress & Anxiety in my Child
Read Heather’s story about coming to homeschool after the unrealistic expectations of the public school system caused stress and anxiety in her young son. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool We have a primrose on our dining room table. We got it a few months ago, and since then we’ve been watering it,…
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I Homeschool because… My Children are Twice Exceptional.
Ginny shares why homeschooling is the best choice for her twice exceptional children. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool My daughter failed out of kindergarten when she was six years old. What kind of kid goes in reading at a sixth-grade level only to get unceremoniously thrown out? Mine, it seemed, and the…
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Homeschool for your Family: Spending Time Together Brings Us Closer
Kirstee tells how the decision to homeschool brought her family together. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool ‘Why do you homeshool?‘ is a question we homeschool mamas get used to answering. For us it always comes back to valuing the time we get to spend together as a family. How family time lead…
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Unschooling Homeschool because I’m Against Common Core & Standardized Testing
Hear from Katrina, a mama unschooling homeschool because she doesn’t agree with common core and standardized testing.
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Reasons to Homeschool – What’s Yours?
There are so many reasons to homeschool – perhaps as many unique reasons as there are homeschool families. I’m excited to share stories from homeschool moms – my readers and friends, as well as several well known bloggers that you might recognize. This is the first in a 10 post series that shares the many…
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I Homeschool Because… Dyslexia & Learning Differences
Kim shares why she chose homeschooling for her children with dyslexia and learning differences. Part of our series: 10 Great Reasons to Homeschool This parenting gig is hard. This homeschool parenting gig is not playing around either. We came to homeschool because we had exhausted our other options. I loved school. I’m a teacher, my…
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Why We Homeschool
Making the decision to homeschool, doing what’s best for YOUR family, and the fine line between explaining your decisions and defending your life choices.
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Online Homeschool Support
100+ online groups and forums where you can find homescholers like you for encouragement, support, and resources.
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Minimalist Living, Not by Choice
Forced minimalism. The cost of clutter and the privilege of control.
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Moving Through a Family Tragedy
Support for moving through a catastrophic loss with your family, understanding, and how to help.
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What to Say (and what NOT to say) When you Meet a Homeschool Mom
What to Say (and What Not to Say) when you Meet a Homeschool Mom – A little advice for meeting your first homeschooler. A little encouragement for moms that have heard it all.
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101 Reasons to Take a Break this Summer
You’ve read all the articles about learning through the summer. Here’s one that tells you the opposite. Take a break. Here are 101 reasons why.
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Peek at Our Week: Child Led Learning at Home
I often tag my posts and photos with #childledlearning. Today, I thought I’d give you a glimpse of what that looks like in our home. It’s been a very science-y week.
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