This Frindle homeschool study is a great way to add some fun to your enjoyment of this delightful story. Frindle is a fantastic read for your elementary school-aged child. This story offers a delightful plot twist, making it a perfect book for a family discussion. This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure. Frindle…
Last year we made the switch to Mr. D Math for homeschooling. I began using Mr. D for all of my children in pre-algebra and beyond. Even though I was a math teacher, I could not keep up with teaching upper-level math to three students. Mr. D math literally saved my sanity last year. Because…
Before I found the Brave Writer Curriculum, I felt like Tarzan. Or Jane. Swinging all day from various trees in the language arts forest, never knowing if it was going to be enough. I was leaping from workbook to workbook to cover these skills, but what was I achieving? Spelling. Vocabulary. Comprehension questions. Grammar. Writing….
Long ago I realized that my homeschooled kids were not going to need the typical list of school supplies every year. We are able to reuse folders and binders each year and we don’t need quite as many of them as your typical classroom students. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t go school supply shopping…
Sometimes I stumble upon an idea or story that sparks a creative teaching idea to use with my homeschool writing students. The story of Ernest Hemingway’s six-word memoir was one of those stories that lead to a memorable and fun creative writing project for the teens. As soon as I read the story of the…
So you’re thinking about homeschooling. Maybe it’s been on your mind for a while or maybe this is a brand new consideration. Either way, I want to encourage you and give you a little advice as you get started.
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