Who in the world hears “standardized testing” and doesn’t have a simultaneous desire to take a nap and have an anxiety attack? Standardized tests are universally horrible and I always thought I would never subject my homeschooled kids to them…at least not for a long time. Did you know that public school kids take about 112…
I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t too concerned about including a homeschool PE program in our regular routine. Why? Honestly, I didn’t really get much out of P.E. when I was in school. I am sure that my P.E. teachers did their best, but only so much can be accomplished when you’re dealing with thirty…
I made SO MANY mistakes in my first year of homeschooling. I started out with teaching 1st grade to my oldest daughter after pulling her from public school. Looking back, I can see how I stressed about all the wrong things and worried about things that were just not that important. Well, I’m getting a second…
Is there anything more magical than a butterfly to a child? My kids have seen tons of them, but they still gasp, point, yell “Butterfly!” and the chase is on – every time! Now that spring is upon us and the sun is out, I just had to pull out one of my favorite crafts….
It’s hard to believe, but the homeschool year has flown by and I’m already shopping for next year’s curriculum! I will say that I had not planned to share my 4th grade curriculum picks this early – but since we are all supposed to be inside social distancing…what better time is there to start the roller…