by Kandis | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Climb, climb up paper mountain.Reaches to the sky. Climb, climb up paper mountain. We knew the stack was high.Toss, toss the excess papersFull recycling bin – oh my!Climb, climb up paper mountain.You and I. In many states you have two options for year end...
by Kandis | Nov 12, 2020 | Blog Posts, Do, Know, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
What’s in Huck Finn’s pocket on page 57? You don’t know? Neither did I in 10th grade literature class. And you know what? It still bothers me today. I had read the book and those that know me know I read it closely, it’s my nature. Yet, I got...
by Kandis | Oct 8, 2020 | Become, Blog Posts, Know, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Child 1: “Hey mom! Can you get the globe off the wall?”Me: “Sure thing. Let me finish with brother first. It should be about two minutes.”Child 2 (AKA brother I happen to be working with): “I’ll get it!” Jumps up and runs off...
by Kandis | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
How many times did you hear “What do I have to do today?” or “How much more do I have to do?” today? If you’re here, I’m guessing that it is more times than you care to count. I wish I could say there is a one size fits all simple...
by Kandis | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
We’ve all been there, you try to walk through the family living space and it’s covered in homeschool stuff. You finally pick you way through and enter the kitchen only to find the books, pencils and markers spread over the entire table. I’ve even...
by Kandis | Aug 27, 2020 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Do you have a process for checking your child’s work? Without one, you’ll find that the quality of work your child does quickly decreases and that they may not be learning as much as you thought. It is easy to assume that if a child isn’t asking for...
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