Want to know the #1 interference to our school day? The one we have to work around every single week. The one that is rarely the exact same each week. The one that is so good for my teen, but so hard on my homeschool schedule. Teen shift work at Chickfila. Man. It makes each …
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It was a pretty typical school week for the first part of the week. By Thursday night, we could feel the vacation vibe in the air because my parents were arriving on Friday. I gave up asking the kids to complete much school work on Friday or Monday while my parents were here. They did …
Including current events for teens in our homeschool routine has been an important part of our day for years, especially as my kids enter their tween and teen years. I want my kids to think critically about the world around them and become informed citizens. It has been a delight (and a challenge) to discuss …
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Spice up your family’s reading this month with an April reading challenge! Join my family and me as we break out of our reading ruts and have a little fun along the way. The April reading challenge is part of our Year-Long Reading Challenge for Families. The concept is simple – read up to 4 books each month, …
This was our first week “back to school” after our break and I wasn’t quite as prepared as I wanted to be. But like any other week that feels shaky, I rely on our routines and let the pieces fall into place as the week moves forward. (And I promise myself to get it together …
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Homeschool writing with tweens has always been a bit of a challenge in my house. It can be a struggle to find the right balance of creative freedom and formal skills. The tween years are a great time to incorporate more formal writing instruction so tweens can begin adding various skills to their writing toolbox. But …
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Our family decided to celebrate Spring Break in our homeschool this week. Most of the classes my kids take outside of our home took a break this week so it made sense for us to take a break as well. Sadly, we had a mostly cloudy, sometimes chilly, spring break this week. But we made …
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