Tag: homeschool
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Welcoming the New Year:
A Family‑Centered Approach to Goal Setting in Your Homeschool There’s something tender and hopeful about turning the page into a new year. In many homes, January feels like a soft reset. The pace shifts, the light changes, and families naturally begin reflecting on what’s working, what’s not, and what they want to grow into next. Read more
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Homebody Holiday Lessons
Balancing Joy and Learning In my Homeschooling Through The Holidays post, I focused on incorporating homeschool lessons during holiday travel. But what about those who choose to stay close to home? We’re still faced with a whirlwind of activities, so how can we maintain balance and stay on task? Shopping, baking, decorating, family gatherings, and Read more
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Homeschooling Through the Holidays
The holiday season brings joy, togetherness, and a whirlwind of disruptions. For homeschooling families, it can feel like a tug-of-war between maintaining routines and embracing the chaos of it all. The gatherings and inevitable sniffles may leave some of you in a state of dread, but with a little creativity and compassion, homeschooling during the Read more
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Homeschool Switch-Ups
Knowing When To Embrace Change Every year, I organize which curriculum and resources we’ll be using, and every year, changes are made. Sometimes we adjust our schedule, and other times we completely “throw out” one resource for another. Now that we’re a couple of months into the school year, you may find yourself approaching a Read more
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Homeschooling in a Divided Household
Homeschooling is a deeply personal and often transformative journey. However, when one partner is committed and the other is resistant or unsupportive, it can feel like navigating a storm with only half a sail. I often see this dynamic play out on social media, with a parent or guardian seeking advice and comfort from strangers, Read more
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Learning To Work Together
Resolving Parent-Child Conflicts & More We’ve all heard it, “I could never homeschool…we’d end up arguing the whole time.” The amount of people who have said that exact sentence to me is astonishing. It signals a deep disconnect between the parent and child relationship. While it’s typically aimed at the child’s behavioral patterns, more often Read more
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Knowing Your Limits:
Setting Boundaries & Avoiding Burnout As homeschooling caregivers, we’re often left with too many responsibilities to count. Not only are we planning and implementing homeschool activities, but many of us handle full home responsibilities and work schedules on top of it. Add in volunteer time or extracurricular leadership roles, and you’ll soon feel you’ve spread Read more
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AI Powered Assistive Tech
A Revolutionary Homeschooling Tool? Let’s talk AI. I’ll preface this article by recognizing that AI is a “hot” topic with a spectrum of beliefs in relation to its use. This article is in no way meant to persuade anyone to use or refrain from using AI technology. Instead, I want to inform. I am a Read more
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Homeschool Hacks:
Using Everyday Items To Organize, Learn, & Play Being a homeschooler means that your home needs to serve multiple purposes. With all of those needs, it’s easy for things to pile up. Having great organizational skills is a plus, but not everyone has the experience, desire, or budget to keep things in tip-top shape. One Read more
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What is an Umbrella School?
Since a lot of us have begun our new homeschool year, I wanted to take a moment to congratulate your efforts! Homeschooling is no small task. While every household will operate differently, the one thing we all have in common is our choice to school however we please. Some of us will need to be Read more