Today marks the one year anniversary of the largest massacre of children in our country’s history. The Sandy Hook shooting left 27 people dead, including 18 children, most of them kindergarteners. I remember the day it happened last year. My Facebook feed was full of prayers for the victims’ families, hugs for children, and talk of homeschooling- both thanks that they do and wishes that…
Category: Homeschooling
The Curriculum Round-Up!
As we’re gearing up to begin our next school year, I thought I’d share our plans for the year. This year I will have 3 “students” – my 7 year old daughter Eliza and my boys Judah and Caleb who are just shy of 6 & 4. I try to avoid grades, because quite frankly I just don’t think they really apply to the world…
Our Homeschool Year in Review
When we started our school year back in August, I posted what we were doing for the year (at the end of the post). Now it seems appropriate to give a year-end review to let you know how things went! First of all, the year took an unexpected turn when I found out I was expecting in mid-September. I found myself exhausted to the core…
Getting Started in Homeschooling – A Few Thoughts
I have had a few moms lately who have asked me for advise in getting started homeschooling, so I figured it would make a good blog post. 🙂 So, I’m going to share some of my thoughts with you, and hopefully you’ll find this encouraging and informational! *Disclaimer: I’m mostly speaking from the perspective of a mom who has decided early on to homeschool, and…
Wholehearted Homeschooling
I am so thankful that Mark and I see eye to eye on so much! One of those things is homeschooling. Homeschooling our children has always been our plan – I think we even discussed it before we were married! We had no desire to trust our children’s education to someone else, or to send them off to spend the bulk of their time away…