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 | Jan 4, 2023 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Last week we talked about the things I was leaving behind in 2022, so it felt only proper to spend some time sharing the things I’m making sure to bring with me into 2023. While there are several things that I will be carrying over, I’m only going to share...
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 | Dec 14, 2022 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Books play a central part of our every day. There is not a morning time together that we do not read a picture book and share our thinking before, during and after we read. If there is one thing that I know, it is that these times are essential to our learning and to...
by Kandis | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Know, Playful Homescholing, Younger Elementary
Being fast and efficient with basic math facts makes a world of a difference in all areas of math. When facts are not a chore to figure out, new concepts themselves can be the focus of instruction and work. Unfortunately, learning math facts is often a frustrating and...
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