Happy Friday, y’all! I hope you had a great week. It’s been a busy one here. We got back from Great Homeschool Conventions in Greenville, South Carolina last Saturday. It was so much fun seeing some of my favorite vendors and friends. I love hanging out with my friends from Geography Matters. Seriously, if you’ve…
We all have those moments of stress. Sometimes it’s something as ordinary as trying to get everyone out the door on time for an event. Other times, it’s the near-panic attack of worrying that you missed something vital in your student’s education. Some stress is normal, but no one wants to feel like that all…
Teaching a child to read will probably be the single most important thing you’ll ever do in your homeschool because once a child can read he can learn anything. It’s been awhile since we were in that stage, but I pulled some resources from the archives, dusted them off, and added some new favorites to…
Homeschooling began its resurgence back in the ’80’s. I actually knew a kid who was homeschooled way back then. {gasp} I was in high school and he was our pastor’s elementary-aged son. I thought it sounded different, but really cool. I was rather jealous. As it has increased in popularity and become so mainstream, the face of…
In the early days of my life as a homeschooling mom, I used to daydream about having a 3-year-old reader. First, Josh passed the age of three, then, Megan. Then a few more birthdays passed. Instead of the voracious early readers this avid reader mom dreamed of, I was mom to a slightly dyslexic child…
A big worry for many homeschooling parents is how to assess their child’s progress. They want to know how to see that homeschooling is working and get some assurance that their child is progressing. We love our kids and want what’s best for them, so we like reassurance that we’re not negatively impacting our children’s lives, academically or…
You’ve heard me say before that often very interesting homeschool questions lead people to my blog – and very comical ones. Today, I’ve got another round of questions about homeschooling brought to you by the keyword searches that lead people to my site. 1. Can I skip a reading curriculum and have my children read…
One of the best things about homeschooling right now is also one of the most overwhelming – the abundance of homeschool curriculum and resources. To help narrow it down a bit, I thought a list of some of my favorite homeschooling resources in an alphabetical format might be in order. This post contains affiliate links….
After you’ve been doing this homeschooling thing for awhile – it’s year 12 for us – the routine can become mundane. It’s exciting when you discover something new-to-you that gets you excited and makes your daily routine easier, making you wonder how you ever got along without them. We’ve encountered 3 of those so far…
Dyslexia means that you see letters and words backward. That’s a common misconception. That can be a symptom of dyslexia, but it may not be present, and it’s far from being the primary symptom. With one child who has been officially diagnosed and another who has been mom-diagnosed, there are several signs of dyslexia that…
If you could have a homeschool do-over, what would you change? After more than a decade homeschooling, here are a few things I wish I could do over. I’ve had people ask me if I could live my whole life over again would I do it to change things? There are good times that I’d like…
It’s been an insanely busy week around here – not bad, just busy. To top it all off, despite the fact that I had to pack Thursday to leave for Atlanta this morning, we still did school right up until 4:30, then, went to my sister’s for dinner. You know what that means? It means…
I know we’re only a couple of weeks into our school year, but it’s going amazingly well this year. I think there are (at least) 10 reasons we’re having an amazing homeschool year. Want to know what they are? This post contains affiliate links. See full disclosure policy for more details. Assignment sheets I’ve been…
This post is for all of who you’ve just been sitting around thinking, “Gee, I wonder what’s going on in Kris’s mind.” Okay, so that’s probably no one, not even my own mother, but now at least a few of you are curious. This post contains affiliate links. See full disclosure policy for more details….
Happy Friday! I hope your week has gone as well as ours has – and that’s a pretty impressive statement considering that we started school this week. If the whole year goes as well as this week has gone, I’ll be one happy homeschooling mama. Don’t let me paint too rosy a picture. This week…
