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We’ve been a homeschooling family since 1995, which would lead some folks to call me a veteran and assume I have all the answers figured out.  Last week it mostly felt like I’m exceedingly tired of correcting math.  I’m scheming a bonfire of math answer keys on the day that I retire from homeschooling...
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In my post about writing skills, someone asked me what I do for a child who has terrible handwriting and doesn’t like to write anything.  I thought I’d give my answer here in case others have the same dilemma. I have dealt with some messy handwriting in my life, and I know it can...
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For many children, writing is a big challenge.  The skill has many facets, and beginning writers can very easily feel overwhelmed by all that is involved, even to produce an essay of only a few paragraphs. Yesterday a friend asked what we use for a writing curriculum.   ‘Umm….nothing?’ was my first thought.  But once...
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Awhile back I wrote about books that boys love.  Ever since then I’ve been meaning to make a similar list for girls.  I know that there are lots of books in the world that appeal to both boys and girls.   But this list is particularly aimed at girls who are reading well enough to...
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I’ve gotten a few requests from people wondering what homeschooling looks like at our house, so I thought I’d describe our fairly typical Monday.  We have 7 students this year, one in 12th, one in 9th, three in 8th grade, one in 4th grade and one in 1st grade. 7AM  — I wander out...
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Don’t forget the Country Crock and Green Mountain coffee giveaways! And the winner of the book Maman’s Homesick Pie is commenter #23 Chavonne.  Email me your address, Chavonne, and I will get the book headed your direction! ~~~~ This week’s giveaways are all about homeschooling!  Where do you buy your homeschooling supplies?  If I...
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The week of getting back to school is almost always a painful one.  Plowing into the grind of math and history and reading and advising and checking and repeating and prodding and encouraging.  We’re still awash in summer, all of us, with tomatoes and squash all over the counters, and apples and grapes ripening...
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(Note:  the winner of the book “Praying for Your Future Husband” is commenter #35,  Whitney.  Congrats, Whitney!) ~~~~ A reader recently asked me for recommendations of good books for young boys who are just getting good at reading on their own:  engaging interesting books, free of ‘teen’  themes. I thought this was a great...
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If you’re in need of some homeschooling encouragement, but don’t have time to get to a conference,  you might be interested to know that ALL of the talks from this year’s Oklahoma homeschool convention (including the talks that I gave on affordable food and time management) are available right here on the OCHEC website...
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