It’s here!! It’s here!! Simple Organization for Homeschools is finally done and available to order! If you want a paperback in your hand, head on over to Create Space. If you’d rather have an ebook version, click your way to Amazon (actually, wait a few days for it to jump through the right hoops). Then pretty pleaseContinueContinue reading “Buy the Book!”
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Science Stuff Storage
Everyone, well almost everyone, loves fun science experiments. But in order to do those fun science experiments, we need supplies. Weird supplies like 3 balloons, 2 bendy straws, and 1 small rock. After a while of buying bags of 50 balloons and ordering that 1 chemical from Home Science Tools, we’ve got science experiment stuffContinueContinue reading “Science Stuff Storage”
What All Home Educators Need: Remote Digital Backups (guest post)
Using an electronic device such as a laptop, tablet, even a smartphone to help store lesson plans as well as archive other important school-related documents like graded assignments and projects is definitely the more green approach. More importantly, it’s also great for organizational purposes— you can create digital folders with appropriate titles and dates forContinueContinue reading “What All Home Educators Need: Remote Digital Backups (guest post)”
How to Keep Track of P.E. Hours in High School
The only thing worse than high school itself (as a teenager), was gym class. I’m uncoordinated; I never played a sport, and every time there was a ball involved, it hit me in the face. And usually broke my glasses. One time when I finally, actually, served the volleyball over the net, the OTHER teamContinueContinue reading “How to Keep Track of P.E. Hours in High School”
How to Keep Track of Volunteer Hours in High School
High school was scary the first time I went through it (as a teenager). High school was almost as scary the second time I went through it (with my older daughter). I’m thinking that the third time will be a charm. My younger daughter started high school a few weeks ago, and we’re chugging rightContinueContinue reading “How to Keep Track of Volunteer Hours in High School”
Staying Organized on the Go: Car Schooling
Let’s be real. Not too many of us actually do 100 percent of our schooling at home. Even when our family had one car, which my husband drove to work every day, the girls and I rarely spent every day of every week inside of our house. It helped that we lived in walking distanceContinueContinue reading “Staying Organized on the Go: Car Schooling”
Staying Organized on the Go: Co-ops
Co-ops Homeschool co-ops can be a wonderful enhancement to our home studies. But it always seems to be a hassle to remember all of the books and materials we need each week/day, not to mention the times when we’ve had to turn the car around because little Susie left her essay in the printerContinueContinue reading “Staying Organized on the Go: Co-ops”
How to F.O.C.U.S.
Forget trying to get the kids to focus, I’m the one having problems concentrating! So, here are a few tips to help moms (or anyone else) focus on the task at hand, which will enable you to finish sooner. F – FACEBOOK (Twitter, blogs, email, etc.) = NOT! Turn it off for a while! O – ONEContinueContinue reading “How to F.O.C.U.S.”
Multiple Intelligences: Conclusion
I hope learned about multiple intelligences and how they can work for you in your homeschool! Current debate regards whether or not a spiritual and/or existential intelligence should be added. I could not find up-to-date documentation with information about either one, so I chose not to include it here on my blog. Let’s do aContinueContinue reading “Multiple Intelligences: Conclusion”
Naturalist Intelligence
General Characteristics Individuals with naturalist intelligence are very in tune with their surroundings, especially their living surroundings. They’re drawn to animals, plants, and ecology issues. Curricula Planning · Nature study · Ecology · Take care of animals · Environmental awareness · Nature walks Tools · Plants · Animals · Gardeners’ tools · Naturalists’ tools · ContinueContinue reading “Naturalist Intelligence”
Bethany LaShell 