by Learning Mama | Aug 18, 2017 | Homeschooling
We are finally into Story of the World Volume 4! This is our fifth year with SOTW though, and while we LOVE it, we certainly aren’t speeding through it. I now have two students working together in our history studies, one of which was quite adamant that I make...
by Learning Mama | Aug 14, 2017 | Curriculum Reviews, Homeschooling
Even when we love our current curriculum and it’s working well for us, we can sometimes find our kids needing more. Multiplication tables that just won’t stick. Extra practice with spelling. Some kind of visual or interactive example to demonstrate a...
by Learning Mama | Jul 10, 2017 | Homeschooling
In the mess and chaos of the daily homeschool life, it’s easy to lose sight of why we’re doing what we’re doing. It doesn’t take long to get caught up in the details of daily homeschooling — books, pencils, endless reminders about best...
by Learning Mama | Jun 26, 2017 | Homeschooling
Whenever I’m asked for homeschool advice, about daily routines, or about how I manage to stay sane as a homeschool mom, I always talk about the most important part of our homeschool day: our daily, afternoon quiet time. I honestly doubt I would be able to...
by Learning Mama | Jun 2, 2017 | Curriculum Reviews, Homeschooling
Are you looking for a way to add some creative fun for your children this summer? Something fun to do with them when it’s too hot to go outside? The perfect way to spend a raining summer day? Why not spend your summer experimenting and creating with mixed media...
by Learning Mama | May 17, 2017 | Homeschooling
This coming year’s homeschool curriculum choices have been the hardest by far for me. I pretty much had first through fourth grade mapped out in my oldest’s kindergarten year! She was an eager learner and I had myself a trustworthy guide in The Well...
