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Our Homeschool Learning Spaces

November 24, 2014 by Jen 8 Comments

{Contains affiliate links} In our school room post from the end of summer, we were just getting moved into our new house. We had unpacked boxes all around and other stuff everywhere. Not very conducive to getting much work done. So we stumbled along for just a bit until we could restore some order. For […]

Homeschooling a Special Needs Child in a Large Family

November 17, 2014 by Jen 2 Comments

Homeschooling any child takes hard work. Homeschooling a special needs child takes even more dedication and perseverance. Heck, just parenting a special needs child is a whole different ball game.Â Add that child into the mix of a large family and, well, life isn’t always rainbows and unicorns. Our days can be messy, literary and […]

Homeschooling through Advent

November 12, 2014 by Jen 2 Comments

Advent is a nice time of year to temporarily change things up in your homeschool, to mark the occasion as different from the rest of the year. Homeschooling through Advent can be simple and stress-free! For us, outside activities are decreased. Baseball is over for two of our boys, and lacrosse has yet to start […]

15 Organizing Tools for the Homeschooling Mom

October 29, 2014 by Jen 9 Comments

{This post contains affiliate links} When I think about my day, my week, and what helps keep me somewhat on top of homeschooling a large and busy family, these are the items I go to again and again. Nothing terribly fancy. For me, I find that keeping it simple is always best. The more organized […]

Why we are switching from Tapestry of Grace to Paths of Progress

October 22, 2014 by Jen 12 Comments

Curriculum is such a personal choice. There is no one size fits all – thank goodness! After almost 8 years of homeschooling it seems like I should have it all figured out, know exactly what works and what doesn’t. Believe me I wish I did! However, my kids keep growing and changing on me, not […]

Our Florida Move One Year Later & Book Giveaway!

October 13, 2014 by Jen 17 Comments

It’s hard to believe we have been in Florida for one whole year! Most of the time it feels like we have lived here for far longer and I mean that in a good way. Making a huge move from Michigan to Florida, and homeschooling a large family in the midst of it, made for […]

Ways to Bring History Alive in Your Homeschool

October 6, 2014 by Jen 1 Comment

{this post may contain affiliate links} I love exploring history along side my children. History is so much more than memorizing dates from a text book. History is amazing people who founded our country, brave people who were filled with character traits that we want to our children to emulate. Homeschooling history gives us an […]

Big Book of Homeschool Ideas Blog Tour

September 29, 2014 by Jen Leave a Comment

Starting Wednesday October 1st, take a tour from the comfort of your own home and visit the ladies who participated in the the Big Book of Homeschool Ideas book. Be sure to come back here on the 13th and enter to win some Florida educational resources. You don’t have to live in Florida to find […]

Homeschooling is a Marathon

September 22, 2014 by Jen 7 Comments

The homeschooling year just started for most of us. Looking at the calendar it can feel like a long time until summer! As much as it can feel good to get back into a routine, Â and it does. The lazy days of summer are still hanging wistfully in the back of my mind. Last week […]

Foreign Language Learning for Your Homeschool

September 19, 2014 by Jen 15 Comments

{I received access to Mango Languages for free and was compensated for my time. My thoughts and opinions are honest.} Foreign Language should be a given in our multicultural homeschooling family, right? Six kids born in three different countries, you would think this would be a no-brainer. However, it hasn’t always been that easy. Well, […]