As parents, we are always worried about doing enough with our children. As homeschool parents, I feel like we are hyper-focused on making sure our kids are learning everything that they need to live happy, productive, successful lives. But I feel lik...

I will have a middle school child next year. I am trying to not panic, I am trying to stay calm and think positive. I was talking to a friend recently about it and her daughter chimed in and said we needed to get the Big Fat Notebooks. These books co...

There are things that can make our homeschool amazing, and there are things that can break our homeschool. Let’s make it great with these lists. These aren’t going to be complicated, but are instead going to change your homeschool and simplify everyt...

Everyone here gets so excited when I out the mini donut maker. Who doesn’t love mini donuts that you can either pop into your mouth or eat like a two-bite brownie? I used to make cupcakes just like these which is where the inspiration for these maple...

Three years ago math changed for my oldest child and myself. That’s when I learned about Teaching Textbooks, it ended all our math struggles. I am a homeschool mom who shouts from the rooftops that she does not like to teach math to her kids, at any...

Homeschooling in Canada means that we have access to fewer homeschooling materials than Americans. And we have to buy a lot more for shipping of materials. But another thing we have less of is Canadian homeschool bloggers, and less opportunities to s...

It has been a long time since I have seen my kids so interested in a language arts program. Some past experiences have made them, and me, weary of language arts programs that are supposed to work for all three of them. But I think we might be cured n...

So many homeschool books, so little space in our house. I am a book hoarder. I feel like I am a major homeschool book hoarder which then leads me to organize homeschool books. Organizing homeschool books in a way that makes them easily accessible for...

We all have bad homeschool days and it’s not always easy to turn it around, it is hard to see past a bad mood. Instead of threatening to send your kids to public school, use one of these seven methods to change your day around. One of these just migh...

It might seem obvious, but having great reading skills is one of the most important tools for success that you can help your children develop. Any person, child or adult, who cannot read or has difficulty reading is already at a serious disadvantage...