Raise your hand if one of the perks you enjoy about homeschooling is that you don’t have to pack lunches! (Me, me, me!) My kids and I recently joined a full day, once a week co-op and found ourselves incredibly unprepared to pack lunches. We learned a few tricks to...

Harnessing the wind and asking it to hold still is easier done than capturing the attention of my wiggly kid. He has more energy and words and excitement than any one human actually needs, which makes learning to read a little tricky. And since I don’t own a moving...

I am not sure how long one must be homeschooling before they obtain “veteran” status, so I won’t call myself one yet, but I do feel like I have been around the ring of the homeschool circus a few times so far. And, as with anything one does for 8 years, I’ve seen my...

Roses are red, Violets are blue. GSN just might have Free curriculum for you! What do you love about homeschool? Share your homeschool love and enter to win free curriculum. On February 15, Global Student Network (GSN) is giving away three online curriculum licenses...

Memo: To the mom with over-used ears: I see you. I know you are out there. I, too, heard too many words before my coffee was finished, before the school work had even been started before the reading lesson was launched before lunch was even prepped. I am one of you....

Homeschooling can be a lonely endeavor. Homeschooling is a borderless enterprise. But homeschooling can also be isolating. On one hand, it seems that there are homeschoolers crawling out of the woodwork (you know, like when the science museum hosts a homeschool day),...

For that moment when you want to put something in the hands of your 10-year old that won’t cost a fortune, won’t send them down rabbit trails of drama, and will keep their attention for quick spurts, something like this book is a great choice. 65 Short Mysteries You...

I pass a garden shop many times a week, and all Winter I watch the weekly count down to Spring. It’s so hopeful and motivating. It feels a little like our homeschooling seasons that seem to switch without my even knowing sometimes. There are months- and sometimes even...

January – a fresh start, a blank page. It’s invigorating to think of new opportunities ahead! Here’s one opportunity you won’t want to miss. Global Student Network (GSN) is giving away TWO curriculum licenses on January 15. Talk about a great way to start a new year!...

THE DILEMMA One of the primary disadvantages of traditional classroom models is that, with teachers sometimes having to handle 30 or more students per class, kids do not receive the individual attention they need to thrive academically. Students have little or no...