by Kandis | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Not Yet School Age, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
If you have been around Smart Simple Homeschool for a more than a minute, you know that I teach all comprehension strategies using picture books – yes, even to middle school and high school students. There is something powerful about picture books that allow us...
by Kandis | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Let’s face it some days drag on and on and on and on and on. This can be especially true while we are homeschooling since there isn’t much to break up our days. While sometimes our days fly by because we’re all in and working well, other days feel as...
by Kandis | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog Posts, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
The weather in southern Ohio is about as perfect as it gets. We’re sitting in a that beautiful spot where the mornings and evenings are cool and the middle of the day has a pleasant warmth that will only last a couple of weeks more. So while this amazing time of...
by Kandis | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog Posts, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Rigor relates to the quality and depth of the work rather than the amount of work. Rigor is not the same as more work. In many cases, rigorous work can infuse more learning into less time with less work than the piles of “practice work” given in less rigorous...
by Kandis | Aug 24, 2022 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Every year I start out with intentions of doing all the things all year long. You know the list – keep topic relevant library books in the reading baskets, have all of the science supplies for experiments before we need them, do all the art projects without...
by Kandis | Aug 17, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
As a homeschooling family there are so many different subjects to intentionally pay attention to that families frequently ignore a subject like PE. PE or, as some of you are probably more comfortable calling it, gym is more than just recess, running or free outdoor...
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