So you are moving into homeschooling your teenager. I bet you are getting worried about how things will turn out! While it seems to be ‘acceptable’ and ‘a bit fun’ (and even possibly ‘trendy’?) to homeschool your younger children – I think we get judged a lot more for ‘daring’ to homeschool older ones. Particularly … More
We need to talk 🙂 Have you got teenagers? Well then, I have been wanting to talk to you about this for a while. What happens towards the end of homeschooling and beyond? We know that homeschooling works on so many levels. Home educated children have the time to follow their dreams and passions. Even if … More
I love books! They have been the mainstay of our homeschooling even before the children could read. Best of all I love to find interesting and thought provoking books to add to my reading list, and the children’s. So I am surprised to realize that I don’t really share many of my book finds on … More
A short while ago I posted this picture on Facebook : That would be me grinning like a Cheshire cat because my copy of Best Homeschool Year Yet had arrived – in print – from Amazon!! I have talked about my process for planning my best homeschool year yet on this blog – and … More
I started this as my Teenager Tuesday newsletter idea – and it got to long I decided a blog post was in order! I want to share with you a cool new type of paint – and some project ideas for using it. Conductive ink is a type of ink that conducts electricity. So it … More
Fear storms can strike at any moment. I am sure homeschoolers are not more susceptible to them that other parents – but sometimes it can feel like we are. Fear storms are the moments (sometimes very long moments!) of fear and doubt. Of wondering if we are doing the right thing for our children. Of … More
Welcome back to the 2nd Challenge for having your Best Homeschool Year Yet. This time I want you to think about things that you need to stop doing in your homeschooling. In my post 5 Things to Stop Doing in your Homeschooling, I talked about how we sometimes get to a point where people, groups … More
I want to challenge you to figure out how to have your best homeschool year yet in 2014! Today we start with looking at what has worked well for you in your homeschooling in the past. This is a great way to draw on your experience and build on the things you have done well … More
