At the beginning of the Pandemic we were all a nervous wreck, we didn't know exactly what to do with ourselves. My husband and I throw ourselves into big projects every time something not-so-great happens to us, it's just what we do. It helps us cope. We had talked about getting chickens a few years from now, but the Pandemic happened and we bought some baby chicks. Weirdest ...
Ditching Traditional Homeschooling During Crisis
Can I confess something? We haven't used our curriculum for weeks. We're ditching traditional homeschooling during crisis, and it's ok. We're going through something hard and we all deserve a break. We stopped our traditional homeschooling about two days after the Covid-19 crisis escalated to a pandemic. If you're a veteran homeschooler you know that in different seasons of ...
Mistakes all new homeschoolers make
Mistakes all new homeschoolers make I vaguely remember deciding we were going to homeschool, I can't even remember how old Gator was (it was before she was school aged). I do remember being incredibly excited, going to Target and buying things like Dry Erase boards, world maps, and flashcards. Completely necessary things when your child isn't even in Kindergarten yet, right? ...
Three Questions to Ask Before Changing Homeschool Curriculum
Three Questions to Ask Before Changing Homeschool Curriculum It's that time of year again, the one where all of us homeschooling parents are thinking ahead to summer and where our homeschooling journey will lead us next year. It's sort of a spring cleaning, we're getting stir crazy and all of the pretty new curriculum is begging us to switch it up. Is your school day a ...
Pizza Reading Rewards Log (Free Printable)
As I'm sitting here trying to be as quiet as a mouse, Gator is reading silently while doing all kinds of weird acrobatics on the couch. What is with kids and being upside down? Gator is such a reluctant reader. She's great at reading, but she hates it and acts like it's a punishment. When I was her age I would go to the library and pick out more books than could be carried ...
