When beginning the homeschool journey one of the first major questions is always about how homeschooling works in your state. What are the state regulations? How do I find groups or activities in my area? What is there to do and see that is educational and beneficial to my homeschool journey? I am homeschooling in […]
What does your IHIP include? How much do you put in your Quarterly Reports? These are common questions that get asked when it comes to fulfilling the New York State Homeschool Paperwork regulations. New York is considered to be one of the most stringent states when it comes to their homeschool reporting regulations. You can […]
If you have young children, I am sure you have seen at least one Eric Carle book. The illustrations are brightly colored and very distinguishable. We love them so much that I created Bug & Insect Units around some of them. It is fun and engaging to teach bugs and insects using Eric Carle books! […]
I am pleased to be able to share with everyone the Dolphin Tale 2 – Official Trailer. It will be released in September 2014. About Dolphin Tale 2 It has been several years since young Sawyer Nelson and the dedicated team at the Clearwater Marine Hospital, headed by Dr. Clay Haskett, rescued Winter. With the […]
Each year around this time we really being to see the effects of homeschool curriculum planning for the coming year. From Homeschool Conventions, to planning sales, photos of all the new curriculum purchases and the scores of new people asking the important questions about how to go about doing it. As you may very well […]
As you move from elementary school to the middle school years it becomes increasingly more important to teach your student how to plan and organize their academic time. A good way to work through this process with them is by using a homeschool student planner. Middle school is a good time to work on planning […]
Any world events and historical moments that take place in the current timeline are immediately covered by real-time video and shared across numerous platforms via the internet. This allows you the unique opportunity to turn your classroom into a time machine. If you want to witness something that is considered to be of historical, cultural […]
While I am not totally sure what prompted this look at Canada, I believe it has something to do with the fact that we have friends who often travel there (we are very close to the border). Thus I put together this Canada Unit Study for Kids. Canada Unit Study Printable Resources: Canada: A Mini […]
The California Achievement Test (CAT Test), specifically the CAT E/Survey, for grades K-12, is a nationally normed standardized test that measures achievement in the areas of Reading, Language Arts and Math. It meets most states’ requirements for an annual assessment for homeschool. There are two ways you can choose to administer this test: the […]
Since I have a teen in my house for the first time, who is taking us through the high school years for our first time, I decided to give you a look at homeschooling through the eyes of a high schooler. We are going to do it as much “in real time” today as we […]
Whether you are a first time homeschooler, or a veteran mom in the trenches, you will come to a point where you will need to find or choose a homeschool curriculum. It can be a somewhat overwhelming and daunting task to not only find curriculua but to narrow the field so you can choose a […]
Homeschooling the high school years can come with a certain amount of nervousness as to how you might manage a task such as a successful high school education. One of the many options are to enroll your child in one of the following accredited online high school learning options. What is Accreditation? Accreditation provides reciprocity […]