Do you homeschool and/or supplement your child's education in the summer? Here are some ideas for fun learning explorations over the...

Read-alouds are one of the most important tools for parents! Through read-alouds, you can: Nurture a love of reading in your kids Teach...

Are you considering getting chickens? With so may uncertainties in the world, many people are considering starting their own flock of...

Finding a Better Way We started homeschool kindergarten in 2011 using the typical math education methods such as textbooks, workbooks,...

After just a couple years, our homeschool was struggling. My 6yo daughter, who had started out so eager, was starting to hate math and...

Here's a peek into which homeschooling resources are working well and not-so-well for my 17yo and 14yo, as well as our new curriculum and...

As you roll into the new year, it's an opportune time to take stock of how things are going in your homeschool. Don't let yourself feel...

December is a great time to de-stress your home school by lightening up on the academics and shifting the focus to holiday arts, music,...

Homeschoolers often think that if they can just find the *right* curriculum, their homeschooling woes will go away. I had this...

Reading is a subject that stresses out many homeschoolers, but it doesn't have to. Here is some encouragement to let go of the stress...

Kids come into the world with natural curiosity and a passion to learn, but sadly many will lose their love of learning by the time they...

This school year, alongside our all-together schooling, my 17-year-old Alina daughter continues her self-directed studies and my...

Homeschool Chemistry doesn't have to be intimidating or complicated. Here are resources for a Chemistry unit that is engaging, fun, and...

Science is one of the subjects that fills many homeschool parents with worry, but it doesn't have to! Homeschool science really can be...

Education can be so much more vibrant than what we all grew up with in public school. My daughter Alina is charting her own path through...

Here in southern New Mexico, we pass our last frost date near the beginning of May, so it is time to prepare and plant the summer garden....

Applying the phases of learning in your homeschool can improve children's education because it honors the natural cycles of children's...

Here are classic books I feel should never be neglected in a young child’s reading repertoire. Though I don’t have the space to mention...

There are three natural phases of learning in childhood and the teen years. These phases are driven by brain development and shouldn't...

This time of year, many are tiring of school and homeschool. Throw away the worksheets and busywork; instead embrace Life Schooling and...