Summer holidays bring back many happy memories for us and yet as home school families it’s so easy to allow summer to pass us by. As a veteran homeschool Mom, I’ve come to realize that I need to purpose to create happy summer childhood memories for our children. Today a few of my fellow crewmates … Read more
We’ve all been there. You’ve just finished a full morning’s worth of schoolwork. Books and notebooking supplies cover the table. You wipe a sweaty tousled curl from your eye and contemplate lunch. “What am I going to feed these people? Can I count fruity pebbles as a fruit?” Suddenly the phone rings. It’s a friend … Read more
One thing I’ve come to realize is that home educating comes with some surprise benefits. After nineteen years on this journey I was chatting to a friend the other day and realized it had been a while since I had slowed down enough to count the blessings that homeschooling has blessed our family with. I … Read more
For many homeschooling families, the choice to home educate involves choosing which parent will stop working and stay home full time with the children. This in turn creates a need to find free and cheap resources to creatively stretch the family homeschooling budget. Today a few of the Schoolhouse Review Crew would like to share … Read more
When we started our homeschooling journey 6 years ago, we didn’t know a homeschooler and had no idea what our plans were. But, when it came to grades, I had a clean picture – what was the point of giving them. My husband even asked me about her grades that first year and I asked … Read more