In another week, we will begin our fourth year of homeschooling. During that time, my older two children have been homeschooled through Commonwealth Charter Academy (CCA), and we have been so very grateful for that resource. However, I now have a four-year-old, and he has been asking to be homeschooled for over a year! Since …
Tomorrow is our first day of school. I feel mostly prepared, but tonight, as I was sitting here trying to get the last minute items organized, I realized I didn’t have a way to organize our supplies. We complete our lessons around a table in the living room/homeschool room, and there are no desks or …
My youngest is now 4 years-old, and that means we start pre-school. While I began collecting items for our homeschool at Just Between Friends last spring, there are some items I have chosen to make myself. Sewing Cards were an easy place to start. Pre-Schoolers Need Sewing Cards While to some, a sewing card may …
Summer Reading – A Little Something for Everyone When you think about summer reading and your child, the goal should be to read for enjoyment more than anything else. Books can be at grade level, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with reading an “easy” book if your child enjoys it. Encourage your children to read anything …
To all of the homeschooling/cyber schooling parents during this back to homeschool season: Give yourself grace. Even with a cyber school, homeschooling your child(ren) is a challenge. There is a lot of work for them and for you. There is a learning curve as you get used to the technology, courses, and teachers. It takes …
