Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things. When my son was in school, the summer slide was a hot topic this time of year. Teachers sent home information packets. Moms talked about it in the pick-up area. Even my son asked me what we should do about it. The dreaded “summer slide” was…
Written by Erin Vincent of Nourishing My Scholars. Pre-teens, or tweens, are at an age when hormones start to kick in and emotions commence running rampant. This is the beginning stages of puberty, folks, and BOY! is it a wild ride. Some days you’ll even think you’re losing your mind, but I’m learning some truths…
Written by Alicia Hutchinson of Learning Well Community. Summer is coming which means one thing…homeschool planning! It’s fun stuff, but I know many of you are stressing about it already. How do you choose new homeschool curriculum without stressing out? This will be my 11th summer of homeschool planning and there are a few things…
Written by Amy Dingmann of The Hmmm…schooling Mom. Homeschoolers are so smart, right? Smart—and ahead in everything. Sometimes. And we like those times when our kids appear bright and ahead of their peers because we think it proves that homeschooling works. But sometimes homeschooling works because it allows kids to go slower and reach mastery of…
Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things. We have had a really rough week here. The laundry is piled up in every single room. The kitchen needs a good scrub. My children are arguing an average of 17,000 times a day. Every homeschool lesson was met with some resistance. (Some lessons were downright boycotted.)…
Written by Alicia Hutchinson of Learning Well Community. Hey, I get it. Homeschool feels boring sometimes. Before you peg me as the type that’s constantly breaking my back to entertain my kids, let me assure you I am not that mom. Homeschool is not always fun. There are repetitive and mundane tasks that just have…
