Words from my heart on homeschooling, faith, anxiety and so much more.
Every child deserves an education and every child is capable of learning, however that looks for each individual child. Even the child that might give you an extra challenge is capable of learning, and capable of learning FROM you! This can feel next to impossible, but you can have success teaching your challenging child. Let’s be clear that “challenging” does not… Read More
Multiplication facts…a stressful tale as old as time! I remember being drilled these facts in school as a student and as a teacher. I will say, once I started teaching these facts every year they became much more engrained in my mind. I would have enjoyed these math coloring worksheets for multiplication! After my years in the classroom, I will… Read More
The month of October is fast approaching, and with it my favourite fall season! There is so much about fall to get those creative juices flowing and give your young writers lots of inspiration to put down on that blank page. If the beautiful scenery and the various holidays don’t give them enough to write about, you can use creative… Read More
One of the most common requests I get from parents of young children is inquiring about suggestions for preschool activities books. There are some essential skills you can be building at home.
Terry Fox is considered to be a Canadian Hero. Most Canadians know who Terry Fox is and at least the basic points of his story. Every fall, young children all around Canada participate in the annual Terry Fox run at their schools to raise money to go towards cancer research. This keeps Terry and his story at the forefront of… Read More
This was a post I had originally written for The Canadian Schoolhouse where I write 3 – 4 articles a month. It’s a great place to see what Canadian homeschoolers are doing and get recipes, crafts, ideas, read articles, etc. The writing I do there is more educational and less personal so you may notice a different tone to this… Read More
Just like with most things, homeschooling can ebb and flow and change with the seasons. I find we get way more “extras” like art and experiments, etc done in the wintertime. Those types of activities are typically ones that I will do for “afternoon school” over hot drinks and snacks. But during fall / spring we are enjoying the outdoors… Read More
Reading is such an amazing life skill. It allows you something to do just about anywhere, opens the door to learn about anything, allows you to “travel” without leaving your house and lets you disappear into an exciting story. For us parents, it allows us to spend time connecting with our kids over mutually enjoyed books. Anyone can create a… Read More
You have made the decision to homeschool! Or maybe you are still contemplating the decision to homeschool and feeling unsure what the fall has for your family. Either way, you are likely feeling overwhelmed and perhaps wondering what you have gotten yourself into! In a perfect (non Covid) world, I would tell you to come over for a tea or… Read More
I get asked often if I have a place where people can view available curriculum and up until now I did not. This will be just a list of available curriculum with a link to their sites. I am not going into detail on each curriculum. Some of the curriculum packages I offer involve me selecting two choices per subject… Read More
