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5 Simple Ways to Ensure a Great Start to Your School Year

School is starting back up everywhere, and even though I don’t send my kids off to school, I have worked to apply the simple ways my mother made our school days great. Box Tops for Education are partnering with parents to help renew the spirit of education in Texas. With so many great opportunities for…

3 Simple Ways to Revive Your Math Routine

I struggle with staying consistent in math with my youngest. Granted, she’s cute, and she works that to her favor to get out of doing the work she needs to be doing when I’m not giving her 110% of my attention. She’s also struggled with reading, so it’s much harder to send her off to…

Asking Questions about Setting: Literature Studies for Teens

As your kids get older, the content of their reading increases in both length and complexity. While you might be able to keep up with some of their reading, how do you inspire them to mine the depths of Dickens, Austin, or Melville? Giving your student questions to spark curiosity about the setting of a…

Bouncy Bands for Fidgety Feet

It has been wonderful to spend hours in the pool, or afternoons in the park to let loose all of that energy that seems to be trapped inside the bodies of my kids. The summer is ending, and with school starting back, I need a way to expend some of that energy while getting school…

A Few of My Favorite Things Gift Basket Giveaway!

It is no secret that I am a crazy book loving homeschool mom. We’re nearing that point where we’re going to be back into our full time fall school routine. To celebrate, I’d like to share some of my favorite things with one of my lucky readers! I’m not alone in this crazy back-to-school giveaway…