by Kandis | Aug 9, 2024 | Become, Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
One of the scariest thoughts parents have is “Where do I start?” Every parent asks this question what I have to imagine is thousands of times before their child is grown. Where do I start to teach him to sleep? Where do I start to help her learn good...
by Kandis | Jul 30, 2024 | Become, Blog Posts, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Reading Comprehension, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
There’s no doubt that it is an exciting day when a child first begins to read words aloud. As a parent, your heart swells with pride and you realize that doors of learning and entertainment are swinging wide open. What many don’t realize though is that...
by Kandis | Jan 11, 2023 | Become, Blog Posts, Do, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
One of the amazing benefits of homeschooling is that school does not have to take seven hours a day. Don’t get me wrong, we have an occasional long day that stretches to the length of a traditional school day but those days are the rare exception. One downfall...
by Kandis | Dec 28, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
I am constantly evaluating what we are doing and what we could do differently but I spend some extra time considering these things in the weeks that we are off from our regular school routine like the weeks at the end of the year and weeks during the summer....
by Kandis | Dec 21, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
It is a glorious and proud parent moment when you realize that you child now reads well enough to go and read a book to himself without your help. You now have the freedom to give your child a book and walk away knowing that he can read it and you all can come back to...
by Kandis | Oct 12, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
A couple of weeks ago, my mom came to town to help us out by watching the boys so we could get a date night and go to the theater to see Hamilton. The tickets we were able to snag put us at the theater on a Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10:30PM with a drive of a little...
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