Welcome back to the second post in this series about teaching kids about money management. If you missed the first post, be sure to check out WHY this is a vital life skill for your kids and WHO needs to do the teaching. For this second post, we'll look at the primary way kids earn money. ... Read More about Should You Pay Kids for Chores?
Should You Pay Kids for Chores?
Homeschooling Multiple Kids with BookShark
Many homeschool families have more than one student at home. Schedules and routines can quickly become complicated with each additional child. This task becomes more difficult if you use a literature-rich curriculum. That fantastic pile of books gets larger with each kid. Here's how I ... Read More about Homeschooling Multiple Kids with BookShark
How to Plan a Morning Basket – Free Printable
Morning basket time kicks off most of our school days. It’s a time when I share engaging books about a variety of topics with my kids. Morning basket time can take many forms. It doesn’t even have to be in the morning. Some people simply call it a book basket. Whatever you call it, it can ... Read More about How to Plan a Morning Basket – Free Printable
Back-to-School Traditions for Homeschoolers
It's that time of year! Back-to-school fun is here - even for homeschoolers. I like to spread out our back to school fun throughout our first week or so because there are just so many great ideas that I can't simply choose one. I like to keep the first week of school pretty laid back, so that gives ... Read More about Back-to-School Traditions for Homeschoolers
How to Use Copywork in Your Homeschool
Language arts can be a tricky subject for many new homeschool families. Quite a few topics fit under this title, and it can all get a bit confusing. Once I realized everything language arts entails, I thought it'd take up most of our homeschool day. The list is long! Thankfully, I was soon ... Read More about How to Use Copywork in Your Homeschool
Back to School Traditions for Homeschool Moms
Back to school time is almost here, and social media will soon be filled with pictures of everyone's first day of school traditions. Most of these traditions center around the kids, but I think it’s important for homeschool moms to have a little back to school tradition just for ourselves. I started ... Read More about Back to School Traditions for Homeschool Moms
Teaching Money Management to Kids
I got on a bit of a soapbox kick with some friends recently when one mentioned that she was thinking of taking a year off of formal math instruction to spend time teaching her kids about money. Our kids are elementary aged, so we're not talking about diving into investing or anything complex yet. ... Read More about Teaching Money Management to Kids
How to Organize BookShark Materials
There are two main requirements I look at when choosing homeschool curriculum. Most of the materials should be non-consumable so that I can reuse them. I also want actual books and materials instead of computer programs. BookShark meets both of those requirements perfectly. A downside, ... Read More about How to Organize BookShark Materials
How to Transition to a Single Income Family
One of the first questions someone who is considering homeschooling has is, "How in the world do we transition to a single income family so that one parent can stay home with the kids?". For many, this seems like an impossible task. It's often the first reason why someone believes they absolutely ... Read More about How to Transition to a Single Income Family
5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
I can't believe we are heading into our 6th year of homeschooling! I'll have a 5th grader and 2nd grader this coming school year. This year I really involved my girls in the planning process and they had so much fun letting me know what they want AND what they don't want. More art? More ... Read More about 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
Nature Poems for Kids Handwriting Practice
When my oldest first started learning how to write letters, she quickly became bored with the repetition of individual letters and meaningless words. She wanted to write lists of princess names, toy characters, her friends' and family's names, and favorite toys. Those were more meaningful to her ... Read More about Nature Poems for Kids Handwriting Practice
Planning Your Homeschool – Plan Your Year vs Autopilot
I was in such a homeschool planning rut this year. I was not looking forward to it at all. Bored with my Excel spreadsheets. Frustrated with planning extras that I knew would be forgotten a month or two into the school year. While searching for a different way of planning our homeschool ... Read More about Planning Your Homeschool – Plan Your Year vs Autopilot