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
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How Homeschool Productivity Looks Different through The Seasons
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
Wisdom Wonder Project Review
Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. I used the Young Scholars Young Masters Collection from Wisdom Wonder Project with my two daughters over the last few weeks. This program… Read More
How To Cultivate a Culture of Reading in Your Home
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
My Top 5 Tips To The New Homeschool Mom
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
Your One Stop Spot For Curriculum Choices
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
How To Use Books To Teach History and Social Studies
So I’ve had this post planned for quite some time now but do you know what keeps me from blogging more? It is my lack of creativity. I can’t come up with catchy titles and I don’t have the skill of taking pretty photos so I let that deter me from writing. I have the knowledge and content in my… Read More
What To Do When It Starts Falling Apart
It happens to us all. Things go bad. Maybe you wake up earlier than you wanted to the sound of whiny or grumpy kids. Maybe you miss your alarm. Maybe you spill your morning coffee. Maybe school starts off ok but everyone ends up frustrated and in tears. Maybe the kids cannot focus on the learning activities you are trying… Read More
Strange Times Out There
What weird times we are living in these days aren’t they friends. I’ve started and stopped so many blog posts and instagram posts over the last few weeks because I am just not sure how to be helpful. As I mentioned in my newsletter, if you subscribe to that, I don’t want to add to the noise of all the… Read More
What We Read In 2019
I’m bbbaaaccckkk!! I hope I am back more regularly but, of course, the actual schooling of the children must be the priority! We have had so many (too many) breaks lately. Incase you don’t follow me on social media, we were away for about 3 weeks in November on an epic road trip to California and Disneyland. It was literally… Read More