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...
by Kandis | Nov 23, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
One of the first things that I realized as a homeschooling mom is that I cannot possibly do all the things all the time. When we started homeschooling, we had two boys in elementary school [first and third grade], a preschooler and a newborn and quite honestly by the...
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