Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers
Honest. Quirky. Real. Stereotype-smashing humor for homeschooling families.
Are you tired of feeling like a homeschool failure each January? Try Shawna’s tips for using the holidays as a homeschool reset and start the new year off refreshed rather than tired and discouraged. Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things. The first few years we homeschooled, I used to give up right around week 2 of December. The… View Post
Homeschooling families tend to read a lot, but do you include enough just for fun reading in your homeschool day? Try Sara’s simple tips to make sure you do! Written by Sara Jordan Panning of Heart and Soul Homeschooling You’ve seen them in the library – the family pulling the wagon loaded with books. Maybe you were looking in the… View Post
Not sure how to homeschool geography without the fill-in-the-blank workbook? Bethany’s fun curriculum-free geography ideas will help you tune in to the world around you without ever cracking a dry, dusty textbook. Written by Bethany Ishee of BethanyIshee.com. If you’ve homeschooled for a while, you may be starting to wonder if all this curriculum is really necessary. Or maybe life… View Post
If motivating your children to write seems like an impossible dream, try these tips to tone down the writing-related grumbling in your homeschool. “My kid hates to write!” How many times have you said those words or heard another homeschooling parent say them? Reluctant writers are the entire reason we started sharing monthly printable writing prompts. But, even with writing… View Post
An integrated approach is one of the best ways to teach homeschool language arts lessons. Learn how to create literature-based lessons easily. Sometimes, we homeschooling parents like to make learning more complicated than it is. We forget about the natural curiosity of children and lose sight of the fact that so much of the information we want to impart is… View Post