JoAnn 
One of the homeschooling essentials in our home school has been the Five in a Row products, from nearly the beginning of our journey. Five in a Row uses outstanding children’s literature, around which to build unit study activities. There are actually four levels of Five in a Row products, covering preschool through junior high: … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Homeschool Legacy. Unit Studies are the workhorse of the homeschooling world. They can be the magic bullet, breathing life into a burnt-out homeschool experience. Unit Studies can be useful when schooling multiple ages and abilities. They accommodate a variety of learning styles and are perfect for those “hands-on” learners. … Read more
Have you ever wondered what the term “eclectic homeschooling” means? I heard it many times in the first years of our homeschool journey, when I started reading homeschool blogs and researching curriculum. The word was foreign to me. I never knew exactly what it meant until I finally looked it up in the dictionary. I discovered that we are eclectic homeschoolers. … Read more
How many times has dinner time rolled around at your house with this question, “What’s for dinner?” If you are like me, it has happened more times than you would like to admit.
This article is in collaboration with Successful Homeschooling Made Easy. The thought of homeschooling can make even the most accomplished quake in their boots about their abilities. What to teach, when to teach, and how to teach are only a few of the questions that can plague you and may make you second guess homeschooling. … Read more