If you recently made the decision to bring your kiddo(s) home from public school it’s likely you are doing a little bit of freaking out. That’s totally normal. It’s to be expected. You have made a big decision that not many make. Welcome!! We first started homeschooling starting in my kiddo(s) 5th grade year. She … Continue reading
Hanna and I recently had the opportunity to dig into a couple of the World Culture courses offered by Tina’s Learning Adventures. I honestly don’t do reviews just for the sake of reviews, I do them when it’s something we would have actually used, or are already interested in. These courses fit the bill… we’re … Continue reading
Math. Math. Math. It seems to be the true sticking point for people. I frequently here, “We unschool… except for math.” Honestly, we used to unschool, except for math, too. It was the one thing I couldn’t easily see her “learning” without lessons, teachers, and “practice problems”. We tried and tried to find something that … Continue reading
We have run the gamut when it comes to structure in our homeschool. We’ve done Build Your Library, with their beautiful (to me) daily schedule of all subjects, right down to page numbers, to basically unschooling. What we have found works “best” and “for now”… because our relaxed homeschool is like a river, you never … Continue reading
We use a lot of TV and movies in our homeschool. It seems to be a medium we can both enjoy, and it generally spurs conversation. I don’t set out and create a schedule or try to make a curriculum to follow, we just choose what looks interesting and dig in. I thought it would … Continue reading
This year we’ve been using the Universal Yums box as the “spine” for our social studies/geography studies. It’s been really fun. This month’s box is from The Netherlands. Here’s some resources to add to the box to learn a bit more about The Netherlands. Universal Yums Box: (save $5 through this link!) I’ve put together … Continue reading
Today Hanna and I decided to review one of our favorite homeschool math games, Tenzi. Tenzi is a fast paced dice game. The goal of the game (if you play the basic version) is to get all ten of your dice on the same number as fast as you can, before your opponent. Basic Tenzi … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again, everyone is scrambling around trying to create a plan of action or a plan to follow for the upcoming homeschool year. It’s also that time of year where some people have already started and I’m already seeing the posts in my group about OMG my well thought out, amazing … Continue reading
I’ll admit it right up front, language arts is my favorite part of homeschool. It’s the part I feel most comfortable and confident about, so it ends up being the one where we have the most freedom and fun. When Hanna was younger we played Mad Libs all the time in the car. What an … Continue reading
I'm Jackie Lee. A secular, relaxed, eclectic, homeschooling mom of one. I love exclamation marks! emoticons and say LOL way too much. I believe in learning. My kiddo went to public school through grade 4. I brought her home because she'd lost the love of learning, and I believe THAT is the biggest asset one can have in life. We made it through our first year of homeschool together, had our ups and downs, and continue learning and loving the process. I'm sharing our story, as well as the things that work and don't work for us on this blog. :) Read our whole story here.
