Pre-Plan for Your Best Homeschool Year Ever Learn how to plan your curricula and your time in order to have your best year ever. Learn how to write your own lesson plans and make your own schedules. Discover the freeing power of time management. Bethany LeBedz, veteran homeschooler, organizer, writer, and speaker, provides tips andContinueContinue reading “Planning e-Books to Get Your School Year Off to a GREAT Start”
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Field Trips
I’m going to be totally honest and say upfront that I’m not a huge fan of field trips during the school year. Ouch! Let me clarify that a bit for those of you who are ready to quit reading already. I don’t like taking my two, well behaved children to boring, unrelated places that areContinueContinue reading “Field Trips”
How Sweet!
Kelly from Walking Home has given me 2 pretty blog awards: One Lovely Blog Award and the Sunshine Award. Thanks, Kelly!These are the rules that came with the awards:1. Thank the one who gave it to you and link to her blog.2. Share seven things about yourself.3. Pass it on.Seven things about me that you might notContinueContinue reading “How Sweet!”
A Day in the Life
Have you wondered what a day in the life of the Organized Homeschool Mom looks like? First of all, in spite of all my schedules and routines, no two days are exactly alike. Sigh. But, here’s a typical school day for me:6:30 – alarm buzzes7:00-8:30 – exercise, devotions, shower, etc.8:30-noon – laundry, keep the kidsContinueContinue reading “A Day in the Life”
This Year’s All-New Curricula Choices
Our 11th year of homeschooling has begun! We are in 11th grade and 7th grade. While not in my original plan, both girls have almost completely new curricula for this year.Sissy, my junior, is still using Auralog’s Tell Me More for French. For Bible and English, she’s using guides from Hewitt Homeschooling. The “I DareContinueContinue reading “This Year’s All-New Curricula Choices”
Student Photo Week–Not Back to School Blog Hop
Today is officially our first day of the 2010-2011 school year. Sissy is in 11th grade and also starting dual enrollment classes this week. Kitty is in 7th grade. This is our 11th year of homeschooling and I can hardly believe the end is in sight for my oldest!The photo to the left is ourContinueContinue reading “Student Photo Week–Not Back to School Blog Hop”
Storing Summer’s Bounty: Canning, Freezing, and Dehydrating (a Molly review)
With autumn right around the corner, this month’s “Begin with the Basics” section on apples is quite timely. Included are what some of our favorite types are best suited for (applesauce, pies, etc) and several yummy recipes. Crunch!I enjoy canning, especially salsa, which never lasts long, and spaghetti sauce. Molly includes links, directions, and recipesContinueContinue reading “Storing Summer’s Bounty: Canning, Freezing, and Dehydrating (a Molly review)”
Vanishing Act (book review)
Liz Johnson’s debut, Vanishing Act, was the first book I’d read in the Love Inspired Suspense line. She manages to combine romance with intrigue in a poignant story of a girl on the run. Nora thought she’d done a good job of disappearing from her old life and her father’s enemies. Turns out that Danielle,ContinueContinue reading “Vanishing Act (book review)”
The Core (review)
The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education by Leigh A. Bortins, founder of Classical Conversations, shows how non-classically educated parents can give their children what they weren’t taught themselves. This book is not just for homeschoolers. Bortins doesn’t just show what’s wrong with education today, she gives a blueprint for fixing it.ContinueContinue reading “The Core (review)”
On Your Mark, Get Set
Wait! Stop! I don’t know where we’re going! How do we get there? Looking at a stack of shiny, new textbooks, workbooks, and projects can make me feel like that. Do you ever feel like that at the beginning of a new school year?In order to get from here (the beginning of the school year)ContinueContinue reading “On Your Mark, Get Set”
Bethany LaShell 