Homeschooling Conventions
It’s a new year, which means it’s time to get ready for the homeschooling conventions! If you have never attended one, you are in for a treat. These conventions are designed to provide you not only with instruction and resources, but also with encouragement and a fresh resolve to continue on your homeschooling journey. What can you expect at a homeschooling convention? Most conventions
Homeschooling Options for All
About the time my oldest was starting Kindergarten, I began attending the annual homeschool book sale in our area looking for homeschooling options. It was around the year 2000, and I already knew a number of homeschooling families from teaching art classes. I remember one sale in particular – not because of what I bought or who I saw, but because of what I was
Interview With Co-op Founder Suzanne Brown
Every homeschooling co-op is different. Although co-ops are started to meet the needs of homeschooling families in a particular area, the way each one grows and develops is as unique as the students involved. Suzanne Brown is a long-time homeschooling mom and a founding member of the Upstate Homeschool Co-op, one of the largest co-ops in the upstate of South Carolina. The Upstate Homeschool Co-op
Interview with Nancy I. Sanders – Part 3
Nancy I. Sanders is an award-winning author of more than 100 books for children. She is also the creator of the elementary WriteShop writing curricula. I asked about her thoughts on writing as it relates to reading aloud. Q: Parents have long been encouraged to start reading to their children at a very young age to foster a love for reading. In your experience, have you found that
Interview with Nancy I. Sanders – Part 2
Nancy I. Sanders is the author of numerous educational books for children, including the WriteShop Primary and Junior writing curricula. Even with a strong curriculum, however, many parents feel apprehensive when it comes to teaching their children how to write. I was able to ask Nancy what advice she would give to parents in this situation. A: Do whatever it takes to enjoy the journey. Over the
Interview with Nancy I. Sanders – Part 1
Nancy I. Sanders is a bestselling and award-winning children’s author and the creator of the WriteShop curricula for elementary students. I recently had the privilege of asking Nancy some questions about reading, writing, and the resources she’s designed that can help homeschooling parents teach their children. Q: You’re the author of more than 100 books for children, including many that could be added to a homeschooling
Teaching With Picture Books
When my kids were younger, we read through hundreds of picture books. Sometimes we would snuggle up together and read the books on the sofa, and other times I would read aloud at the table as the children were eating lunch. Some picture books were just fun, while others were meant to be educational. But did you know that you can plan your lessons around a good picture
Picture Books for Winter
While I love the changing leaves of autumn, there are lots of magical things about winter, too. Catching snowflakes, building snowmen, snuggling up under cozy blankets, and drinking hot chocolate topped with big, fluffy, white marshmallows are just a few ways to celebrate the season. With so much time spent indoors, it’s a good opportunity to read together even more often. And what better place
Where Do You Homeschool?
It may seem obvious that if you are homeschooling, you’ll be homeschooling at – where else — home! But this may or may not be true. As homeschooling parents know, learning can take place almost anywhere! In the Home We do most of our schoolwork at home. When all of my kids were small, we had a couple of Little Tikes desks where they
Free Homeschooling Curriculum Online
When my husband and I were first married, we planned how everything would work out for us financially. We would both work but live off of just one income until we started a family; then I would stay home with the children while he continued working. But things often don’t work out as we intend, and it was a real struggle to support ourselves with only
