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Although this is the last day of HOTM’s fabulous 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop, this isn’t the last of organization tips! I’ve been encouraged by all of your comments; usually I answer each one personally and I promise I’ll get back to that next week :-). Many of you have said you’re going toContinueContinue reading “Day 10 of Organization ~ On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!”

Homeschoolers love the library. Where else can we access thousands of books for free? (Paper books; let’s not get started on the Kindle and iPad now!) Last month when my teenage daughter and her friend cleaned out her room, she discovered a bag full of books that had been due two months earlier. Oops. Yes,ContinueContinue reading “Day 9 of Organization ~ Library Books & Other Borrowed Stuff”

Let’s admit it, folks, we car school as often (or more!) than we homeschool. Our lives are so busy with doctor appointments, orthodontist appointments, driver’s ed, babysitting jobs, co-op classes, park days, fields trips, and more that it feels as if we’re gone more than we’re home. Yet, we announce to the world that we’reContinueContinue reading “Day 8 of Organization ~ Car Schooling”

I was sort of hoping that this post would write itself after I announced the topic. Alas, it didn’t, so here I am trying to motivate myself to write it.Disclaimer: This is not a one-size-fits-all post. All kids are different and are motivated by different things. In addition, teens are not motivated by the sameContinueContinue reading “Day 7 of Organization ~ 5 Ways to Motivate Your Kids”

Have you ever wondered what the most necessary tools are for homeschooling? Step into The Organized Homeschool Mom’s schoolroom and find out. Here are her top ten must-have tools to get and stay organized for the school year. Remember, not all of these supplies have to be bought brand new at a fancy office supplyContinueContinue reading “Day 5 of Organization ~ Top 10 Must-Have Tools”

So, what happens when your kids hit that wonderful, in between stage called middle school, or better yet, high school? The first thing that happens is that you’ll be playing chauffeur way more often! I have found that the older my kids get, the more things they get involved in. And, we’ve put a limitContinueContinue reading “Day 4 of Organization ~ Scheduling for High School”

Have you ever noticed that no matter what task we have to do, it fills up whatever time we have? If we know our in-laws are coming for dinner on Friday night and it’s Monday, we spend all week cleaning the house. But, if it’s Friday afternoon and they call to announce that they’ll beContinueContinue reading “Day 3 of Organization ~ Basic Scheduling”

Help! Where do I start? How did I end up with three copies of the same book? The last time I saw a pencil, it fell between the couch cushions! Does this sound like you?Here are 7 simple (not necessarily easy) steps that will take you from harried to humming.1. Purge. If you’re a packContinueContinue reading “Day 2 of Organization ~ Start Here”