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Whether you are new to homeschooling or have been homeschooling for years, you will find you align with certain ideas or styles. It may affect how you structure your school...

From the start, our primary motivation for choosing home education has been time — time together as a family, time for passions and hobbies, time for good habits, and time...

This blog post lists some of my favorite curriculum choices for the sixth grade, or children ages 11-12. My oldest son is heading into sixth grade, so much of this...

This year was our fifth “first day” back to homeschool.  Although my family homeschools year-round, in the fall we usually begin a new curriculum or implement new systems or routines...

This blog post lists some of my favorite curriculum choices for the fifth grade, or children ages 10-11. These include curricula I have used in previous years or ones I...

In this blog post I’m sharing details about our inaugural book club pick, Summer of the Monkeys, including details about the story, how my family used the Summer of the...

This year my daughter, Josie, is entering fourth grade. Her favorite subjects are anything to do with art, reading, and writing. I am excited to introduce her to new literature...

Digital curriculum is a game-changer for homeschool families. With digital curriculum, you have immediate access to your curriculum plus the ability to store it for future use, making it available...

This blog post lists some of my favorite curriculum choices for the third grade, or children ages 8-9, that I have used and loved.  By this stage of learning, narrating...

Homeschooling 7- and 8-year-olds is such an enjoyable time. By this age – typically second grade – many children are used to doing formal lessons and have settled into the...

Although we homeschool year-round, each summer we take a few weeks off in July or August to make space for a fresh, new start date for fall. During this period,...

Spending time reading literature is an important part of our homeschool and family life. As a parent and home educator, it is important to me to give my children a...