Category: Homeschool

The other day I saw a post on a homeschool forum that I’m part of that said, “I’m totally frustrated and lost!! My six year old doesn’t know the sounds of his letters, and his attention span is about 1 minute! … I feel like I’m completely failing him. He’s six and doesn’t even know…

What do you say/do when your kid constantly fights you on school work? You’re trying your best to help them succeed, and you’re met with resistance at every turn, Do these words sound familiar? “I can’t do it mom.” “School didn’t teach me any of this.” “I guess I’m just more stupid than other kids.”…

For the past several years we have talked about getting into beekeeping.  We think honey bees are truly fascinating, and we thought it would a great hobby to get into.  Plus, we recognized this year that our garden didn’t produce well … which we partly attributed to the lack of bees we saw this year….

From the day I could fill my sweet baby girl kicking around in my tummy, I have known it was important for her to read.  Each night while I would lay in bed dreaming about holding her, I would read her a bedtime story.  That is a tradition that has continued nightly ever since. To…

When we first started with virtual school in the spring of 2020 with a kindergarten student, I had no clue what I was doing. Our original work space was the coffee table in the living room. I quickly found that my kiddo needed more structure to help keep her focused. So together, we designed her…

When COVID-19 catapulted me into being a working mom to a kindergarten student in the spring of 2020, I didn’t know where to start.  Our school had sent home “required” kindergarten math and reading worksheets for my daughter to do, along with a few art assignments.  But when I spread them out over the time…

When COVID hit, I became a homeschool mom overnight.  While I appreciated the worksheets our school sent home during the spring, my kiddo did not.  She is a hands-on learner.  So I started looking for science experiments we could do as a family to not only keep her excited about learning, but to also teach…