by Kandis | Sep 17, 2021 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Not Yet School Age, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Those of you who know me in real life or who have been around Smart Simple Homeschool for a few minutes know that books are something I love. I love to read them in a quiet room. I love to read them to my children. I love to share them with others. I love to talk...
by Kandis | May 27, 2021 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Not Yet School Age, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Summer has arrived and we are off and running – or actually more likely driving. While we still will continue to read and do a little review each day as part of our routine, summers for us include more outings and exploring of things within a couple of hours...
by Kandis | May 6, 2021 | Blog Posts, Do, Not Yet School Age
Almost all of our days are now nice and we spend a ton of time doing school outside so I thought I’d focus this set of younger sibling activities on activities we take outside to help the little ones stay busy and safe while the older ones focus for just a few...
by Kandis | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Just take the first step. Like the Chinese proverb says “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” My husband had been an advocate for homeschooling since the time our oldest was born. His school experience hadn’t been the greatest...
by Kandis | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog Posts, Learn, Not Yet School Age, Younger Elementary
Spring is finally here and the warmer weather is coming and going as it does for several weeks here in Ohio. As wonderful as the warm up has been, I know that it brings with it an abundance of rain. I’m sure that as those rainy days arrive, I’ll be extra...
by Kandis | Feb 25, 2021 | Blog Posts, Not Yet School Age
As we march toward spring and the last push of our school year, our younger siblings are wanting more and more to have work of their own. In order to help them feel important and allow the olders and I to get some focused time, I have taken to making 7-10 activities...
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