I’ve written a lot about how to organize a school room and how our school room is arranged (and rearranged). However, I’ve gotten more than one request to share how to organize a homeschool without a designated room.One reader sent in an extensive list of specific questions she wanted answered in relation to homeschooling withoutContinueContinue reading “Kitchen Schooling”
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I’m Making a List and Checking It Twice
No, I’m not talking about a Christmas list. I’m talking about the list that, if fulfilled, makes every homeschool mom as excited as her children are on Christmas morning. I’m talking about next year’s curriculum list. We may as well admit that we start dreaming about next year’s curriculum almost as soon as the new-bookContinueContinue reading “I’m Making a List and Checking It Twice”
10 Days of Organization . . . Coming Soon!
I am thrilled to announce that I will be part of Heart of the Matter Online’s super-duper blog hop from February 7-18th (excluding weekends)! I’ll be posting 10 BRAND-NEW posts on homeschool organization! I invite you to check out my friends’ blogs as well; see all of the amazing topics we’ll be coving next month.BeContinueContinue reading “10 Days of Organization . . . Coming Soon!”
Homeschooling Through and Around the Holidays
Deck the halls with boughs of school books, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.‘Tis the season to be busy, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.Don we now our anxious faces, fa la la la la la la.Sing of lapbooks, handmade orn’ments, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.See the piles of laundry ’round you, fa-la-la-la-la la la la la.StrikeContinueContinue reading “Homeschooling Through and Around the Holidays”
How to Mesh Unit Studies With Classical Education
Love the idea of unit studies? Fascinated by classical education? Think the two are mutually exclusive? I’d like to propose that they are compatible. Let’s just briefly review classical education and unit studies to make sure that we’re on the same page as far as basic definitions go. “Classical education depends on a three-part processContinueContinue reading “How to Mesh Unit Studies With Classical Education”
Teaching Children to be Self-Sufficient
Teaching children to be self-sufficient fosters homeschool organization several ways. It teaches them time management and personal organization skills. The more time we spend telling our (older) children what to do next, the less time we spend helping them understand the Pythagorean Theorem (don’t worry, teacher’s books help!). The more time we spend putting thingsContinueContinue reading “Teaching Children to be Self-Sufficient”
Research Remembered
Here’s my article that posted over at Heart of the Matter Online today.What do you personally remember about research from your high school years? Do you have good memories or bad memories of it? Now, what about your teenagers? What kind of research skills are you teaching them? Will they be prepared for college research?Research,ContinueContinue reading “Research Remembered”
Planning e-Books to Get Your School Year Off to a GREAT Start
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”
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”
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)”
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