Summer Fun
Take Homeschooling on the Road This Summer
With summer just about in full swing, you’re likely already considering spending a little time away from home. As a homeschooling parent, you’re not necessarily bound by the structures of…
Skip the Boredom, Keep Kids Engaged This Summer
Post Sponsored by Welcome Home Learning School is out and another steamy summer has arrived. After two restless years of pandemic-induced isolation, it’s time to get outside and do something.…
Flexibility is the Key During Summer Months
Guest post by Time4Learning.com With summer approaching, you may be thinking about your plans to spend time with your children. Are you traveling? Planning on sleeping in more often? Are you…
Tips For a Safe Sunny Summer
Summer is in full swing and kids are having the time of their lives outdoors. With all the outdoor fun comes the possibility of sunburn, dehydration, heat rash/foot fungus, and bug bites. Although…
Why Gardening is Perfect for Homeschool Kids
I had been on the fence for a while about introducing gardening to my kids. Sometimes I thought that they were too young for it, other times I thought about the dirt and laundry. The past year,…
Tips for Summer Homeschooling
Guest post by Kimberly Smith. Every summer, I am faced with this dilemma. Often throughout the years, I have had great intentions of keeping my children's skills moving forward, but after…
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: World-School Style
Sponsored by The Culture Trotters. Last we shared with you we were in Akumal, Mexico riding out the shutdown with the cutest little troop of spider monkeys. Since then, a lot has changed. Mexico…
Unexpected Benefits of World Schooling
Sponsored by Culture Trotters. As homeschooling families, we all are already on the road less traveled. As world schoolers I feel like we are now out in the jungle with a machete forging our…
Journal Your Way to Stress-Free Writing
One way to get your kids to write, and actually enjoy it, is through journaling, just writing for a short amount of time every day. If done well, kids may not even realize that you’re trying…
Desire-Led Summer Learning for Teens and Tweens
We homeschool with state requirements of 180 days of instruction for the school year. So, every May or June when we get to the 180th day, we celebrate with loud renditions of “School’s out…