Betsy, Author at Family Style Schooling

Pensacola Beach, FL

On our 10th anniversary, we decided to take the family to the beach. Growing up, my family always went on beach trips to Galveston. It’s a short drive from Dallas, and made for an easy weekend getaway. My husband also grew up in Galveston, but he had never been to a beach where you can…

Taking Math Outside

Math gets a bad rap for being the boring subject which requires sitting still and repeating thousands of similar problems on pages and pages of worksheets. Grammar is required to master math. But it doesn’t have to be practiced solely at a desk. Every once and a while, you can mix things up and take…

BBQ Chicken Enchiladas

I’ve been hearing of my friend’s family favorite recipe of Chicken Enchiladas for a while now. I was so excited when she posted the recipe! Unfortunately, I had just made a huge crock pot of BBQ Chicken for my family, and was left with an insane amount of leftovers. When her recipe popped up I…

Plans for a New School Year

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure policy for more details. I love planners, planning, organizing schedules, etc. When I first started homeschooling, I over planned, over organized, and over scheduled to the point that everyone was consistently feeling like a failure. Slowly and painstakingly I have been able to turn…

How Does My Garden Grow

At the beginning of the summer, I planned and planted a container garden. It has been fun to watch it grow, but not everything has been as successful as I had hoped. The month of May was an unusually wet month so I feel like my results won’t be replicated in another year that provides less rain. So…