Loving, Learning, Living
As a second generation homeschooler I had no idea that there were different types of schedules that homeschoolers could follow. I only knew the schedule that my mother had followed with my brothers and I, so when we began our homeschooling journey we started the Monday after Labor Day and ended the last day of […]
The most wonderful reason to open the pages of a book is to travel! When you begin reading a book you become transported through time, either backwards or forward, it doesn’t really matter. Reading grants you the ability to travel, to another time and another place. Literature is where dreams are shared, imagination takes flight […]
Holidays tend to sneak up on me and even though I have the best of intentions to teach my children the history behind each holiday, all too often when the day arrives our schedule is too busy to actually pull it off. Whether it be the busyness of our family business or just life itself, […]
Summertime homeschooling should be lots of fun homeschool moms and kids alike are ready to put the books away and head outdoors for some time in the sun! As year round homeschoolers there are a few subjects that we have grown to enjoy doing during the summer. So, I don’t stress if we don’t complete […]
Science is not my favorite subject. It wasn’t when I was in school, nor is it as a homeschool mom. I enjoy teaching science more than I do math, but it isn’t a class I get overly excited about. Throughout our homeschooling journey there are several things that I’ve learned about myself and my children. […]
If you have never created any colored sand art projects, you don’t know what you’re missing! Growing up I loved using colored sand in our homeschool art class! There are many different types of art projects that you can create using colored sand, but there are two that are my favorite. As a homeschool mom […]
When I was growing up sand art projects were extremely popular. I remember using colored sand and creating unique patterns by filling plastic containers. My mother used to display all of the colored sand art projects that my brothers and I made in various places throughout the house as part of her decor. We were […]
Making geography class fun isn’t hard to do, learning about the world is exciting! I think that too often as homeschool moms that we forget that geography is in our own backyards, just as much as it is across the ocean. Our children need to discover the geography of where they live as well as […]
Before we moved to the north woods of Maine, I had never even heard of geocaching. It didn’t take long for a local friend and her two boys to introduce us to this fun-filled adventure though! I had no idea how much fun could be had with a GPS and a couple of tokens! Now, whenever […]
Summertime is for adventuring! Kids love to go on adventures whether they’re traveling to far off places, participating in a traveling circus, dancing as the prima ballerina in front of a captive audience or fighting off pirates with the dread Pirate Roberts! Most of the time these types of adventures are found in one of two […]
My kids love to read. Typically if they aren’t doing school, chores or helping with our family business, they are engrossed in a book somewhere. There are very few places where my children don’t read, in fact, the only place where I know that one of my children won’t read is in the car. My […]
Just because summer is here doesn’t mean there aren’t fun ways to keep homeschooling. In fact, I became a year round homeschooler because I heard the words, “I’m bored.”, way too often during the summer months! To keep your kids interested in learning throughout the summer months, I encourage you to find sneaky ways to […]
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been homeschooling, at some point in time you will need homeschool help along the way. Whether you have to tackle a subject that you struggle with, a child needs extra help or you need to change your homeschooling method, every homeschool mom needs help throughout her family’s homeschooling journey. […]
There are times when reading aloud to your children simply isn’t an option and some children do not enjoy reading. However, literature needs to be an integral part of each child’s education. Through quality works of literature our children can grow positive character, learn from other’s mistakes, build an extensive vocabulary and much, much more! Thankfully in […]
One of the reasons we chose to homeschool our children was so that we could instill the love of God in their hearts and raise them to have character befitting that of a child of God. We have never looked at homeschooling as an opportunity to merely educate our children in the knowledge of the world, […]
Teaching little ones how to read is one of the most amazing steps on a homeschool journey. I remember being so excited the first time my children read their first word…their first sentence…their first story. These are moments that I treasure as a homeschool mom and when I’m frustrated I take time to look back […]
My 7-year-old son has struggled with what I refer to as “sensory stuff“ since birth. He is a tornado full of boy and is in constant motion from sun up ’til sun down. I struggle to keep up with him and yearn for just an ounce of his boundless energy. He meets criteria for ADHD and […]
In the digital age that we live in many children do not practice their handwriting skills anymore. Gone are the days of taking time to practice writing your ABCs and 123s. Instead we focus on ensuring our children know how to type well since their future seems to be filled with digital devices rather than […]
Homeschooling isn’t a journey that a parent one day just wakes up and decides to begin. Every homeschool family has a reason (or reasons) for beginning to homeschool their children. It isn’t a decision to make on a whim, without serious consideration. Honestly, a homeschool journey needs to be covered in prayer from the moment you […]
It doesn’t seem possible, but this summer my son will finish his last homeschool year as a Middle Schooler. In the fall, he will be a Freshman in High School. I honestly don’t know where the time has gone. It seems like yesterday that I was teaching him how to read. Yet, here I am […]
As year round homeschoolers we do continue to homeschool throughout the summer months. However, our homeschool days do not look the same as they do during the other 9 months of the year. Typically by the time summer comes around my children have already completed their Math and English curriculum for the year. This allows […]
When I was being homeschooled we didn’t have digital curriculum. There really was only one main option for homeschooling when I was growing up, textbooks. No fun unit studies or online classes, every day we pulled out our mountain of textbooks and got to work completing the day’s lessons. As a homeschool mom, I am […]
Homeschool curriculum can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. There are so many frugal homeschool resources that are just waiting to be discovered! Whether you’re looking for used curriculum, free printables, online classes, free online homeschool curriculum or digital curriculum, there are frugal homeschool resource options for all of them! Frugal Used Homeschool […]
Homeschooling doesn’t have to be expensive. You don’t have to purchase the homeschool curriculum that seems to have the most bells and whistles accompanied by a huge price tag to successfully homeschool your children. Neither do you have to purchase school supplies over and over again! There are steps you can take to ensure that your homeschool […]
I am a frugal homeschool mom, it is no secret that I love to save money on homeschool curriculum, supplies, field trips and more! Right now it is the time of year when homeschool moms start shopping for next year’s homeschool curriculum and the homeschool curriculum sales abound! Shopping for new homeschool curriculum is one of […]
It has taken us just over two years to get settled into our new life here in the north woods of Maine, so we’re beginning to add activities back into our schedule that we’ve missed since we moved. Before we started our family business our children were taking piano lessons on a weekly basis. Our son […]
Spring is finally in the air and I’m thrilled to see butterflies flitting around in the sunshine! I love butterflies, they speak of new life…new beginnings. I’m always amazed at all of the different intricate designs on their delicate wings. They truly are a beautiful site to behold! This spring, I hope that you and […]
My husband recently decided that our family needed to go on our first vacation since we started our family business. It has been a long 2.5 years since we began our adventure in the North Woods of Maine and we hadn’t had the opportunity to take time off together as a family until this year. When […]
Summertime will soon be here, but that doesn’t mean that we have to stop homeschooling! Our schedules may change, but learning happens every day of the year! Spend time preparing for some silly times and lots of fun in June with your kids as part of your homeschooling journey! The more fun you have with […]
As year round homeschoolers we do not have to finish the current homeschool year in May. We have the option to homeschool through August to complete the 175 homeschool days that the state of Maine requires. We typically do light homeschooling during the summer (mostly math and english), but this year we’ll be doing more […]
