My family lives in Texas, a state with no governing body that oversees homeschooling. Homeschools are considered unaccredited private schools in this state, which means lots of freedom and very little guidance. The lack of clear expectations for homeschool graduation requirements can be frustrating for parents who have college-bound students. While all students in high… Continue reading Tip #23: Have a High School Plan for your homeschooler
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Tip #22: Leave space on Fridays
I am a huge believer in a four-day school week for homeschool, especially high school. Life always happens. Days get interrupted. Leaving space on Fridays has the solution. When my children were in elementary school, I left space on Fridays, but in a different way. We used Fridays for field trips, hands-on centers, and educational… Continue reading Tip #22: Leave space on Fridays
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Teaching Tip #21: Where to shop for homeschool curriculum
It may be six months before the next school year, but I know there are other moms out there just like me who have already begun planning and shopping around for next year's curricula. As a veteran homeschooler, this is the point in the year when I start weighing next year's options. What subjects will… Continue reading Teaching Tip #21: Where to shop for homeschool curriculum
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Simplifying my life by making laundry detergent at home.
This may sound backwards, but I have made my life easier by making something at home: laundry detergent. Doubters, hear me out. I use four ingredients: dish detergent, Borax, and washing soda, and water. I mix them in an empty one gallon water bottle and then use 1/4 to fill a quart size bottle that… Continue reading Simplifying my life by making laundry detergent at home.
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Teaching Tip #20: Reasons to love homeschooling
Around this time of year in 2014, I had made the decision to homeschool. My husband had suggested it the year before, but as a prior public school teacher it took me awhile to get onboard with the idea. My eldest daughter has autism, and although she had done well in the preschool program for… Continue reading Teaching Tip #20: Reasons to love homeschooling
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Teaching Tip #19: Getting ready for a homeschool graduation
(This post contains links that I, as an Amazon Affiliate, will receive compensation for if purchases are made through those links. Thank you for your support!) I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for my high school senior. She is my second student to graduate from homeschool. Luckily, we were happy… Continue reading Teaching Tip #19: Getting ready for a homeschool graduation
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Tuesday Teaching Tip #17: Making models with air-dry clay & recipe
We have had a cold in our house. It hit me first, then my freshman. My husband and two older teens have somehow dodged it. It has been just over a week for me, and while my congestion is less, the fatigue still lingers. My freshman had a rough weekend, but woke up better this… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #17: Making models with air-dry clay & recipe
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Tuesday Teaching Tip #16: Knowing when to pivot
Homeschooling is not all sunshine and rainbows. Do not get me wrong, I love the educational opportunity and lifestyle that homeschool has given us. In fact, I am planning a future on post on reasons to love homeschooling. But sometimes, things are just not working and a change is required. Not because of a rough… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #16: Knowing when to pivot
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Tuesday Teaching Tip #15- Use candy to build models
Kids love candy. I learned early in my teaching career that if candy was involved, there was engagement. Even if the candy was not consumed, it was familiar and fun. Using candy to build models in science automatically engages student interest, but it also engages higher order thinking skills. When using models, students have to… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #15- Use candy to build models
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Teaching Tip Tuesday #13: Using Google Classroom in homeschool
One of the changes that I made to our homeschool this year was moving from a traditional paper planner to a digital planner for daily lesson planning. I still have a planner binder that I use to store documents for school, clubs, events, etc., but the day to day lessons are organized on Google Classroom.… Continue reading Teaching Tip Tuesday #13: Using Google Classroom in homeschool
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