How to Find a Homeschool Community
One of our absolute favorite parts about homeschooling is our amazing community. From the support and inspiration of homeschoolers around the country to the 18 families in the co-op we created, we have a beautiful community in which to raise our children. We want to help you find (or create) the perfect homeschool community for you.
Community, Co-Ops, and “Micro-Schools”
Finding community is usually one of the top pieces of advice I give to new homeschoolers. Community looks different for every family based on our own social needs and desire for support. Maybe you prefer to be the leader and organizer of a community, or may you prefer to just be a part of one.
How We Audio Book
One of our favorite Homeschool Hacks: Audio Books! We tell you how we do them in our home together and individually for some of our favorite homeschool moments.
Bells of Confinement: Musings On
Remember the bells commanding you throughout your days in institutionalized school? We jump off from Gatto’s thought-provoking preface about bells and more to dive into how those confining signals might seep into our own homeschooling routines. Sometimes we need a little reminder that we are free.
10 Tips for Road Trips: Planning
Road trips can be the ultimate immersive learning experience - but it takes proper planning to make it the epic trip of your dreams. This planning how-to will really start your engine!
Homeschooling Birthday Parties: Making the Plan
Planning birthday parties is a fun, child-led opportunity for teaching your children event planning. Here’s a simple checklist and some easy tips to walk your child through this fun process.
First Week of School: Interview Your Kids on Film
Interview your kids your first week of school. This will build a treasure chest of your child’s first hand thoughts on experiences, favorites, fears, and dreams that you will cherish for a lifetime.
Summer Recharge: 5 Ways to Renew Your Homeschool Spirit
It’s summer, so let’s recharge our homeschool inspiration! With a these few ideas, your summer will not fly by and will feel intentional and renewing for your homeschool spirit.
Looking Forward to Planning Your Year with the Benefits of Looking Back
It’s so much fun to plan our homeschool year. With reflection and the necessary tools (free downloadables!), you can plan the year of your dreams.
My Failed Plan: Finding the Good in a Homeschool Fail
Have you planned your homeschool day, week, month, or year, and completely failed at your plan? I did! But, here’s what I learned.
Intentional Time Together: One Essential of a Homeschool Day
What is one essential in a homeschool day? Intentional time together! It’s not all about academics, it’s about time creating, playing, and learning together.
Celebrating Easter: How to Make Resurrection Eggs
DIY Resurrection Eggs are a fun, engaging way to teach the Easter story to children. We have made these eggs as part of our homeschool lessons and have used the resurrection eggs in our annual egg hunt.
How to Celebrate Galentine’s Day in 3 Easy Steps
What is Galentine’s Day? “Oh it’s only the best day of the year.” While not everything can be an episode of Parks and Rec, we plan our own variation of Galentine’s and the spirit is still there!
Going Down the Rabbit Hole! (How to Create a Unit Study for Your Homeschool)
Unit studies provide an in-depth (and often hands-on) approach to learning about any topic your students are interested in, providing individualized instruction and instilling a love of learning! It may seem overwhelming at first, but creating a unit study is easier than you think! There are just five simple steps to creating a unit study…
How To Homeschool When You are Sick: The Sick Bin
It is a rough homeschool day when us homeschool mamas are sick! We have a solution that may give you some much needed rest…it’s called The Sick Bin. It’s fun to make and fun to use, and here’s how.
5 Ways to Homeschool Thankfulness
An attitude of gratitude makes life happier and more fulfilling - so let’s homeschool thankfulness and help our kids grow their thankful mindset! We explore five enriching ways to homeschool thankfulness - including our simple and free downloadable Gratitude Journal for your kids!
The Homeschool Edit: When Do Extracurriculars Become Too Much Extra?
Extracurriculars aren’t always what they seem! Sometimes you need to edit them out because of what they are costing you. Check out our Homeschool Edit project, inspired by our Book Club book, Ben Hewitt’s Home Grown, which will help you reset your mindset and intentionality when it comes to extracurriculars.
How to Run a Mock Election
Want to get your children more interested and involved in the election process? Consider a mock election! Host it for your family, some friends, or perhaps your co-op. It is a great introduction into studying government, politics, U.S. history, and current events.
Almost Everything You Need to Know to go Camping with Kids
Glow sticks, s’mores, and hammocks - oh my! Paradise for our kids means heaven for us parents. Camping is such a great way to have a inexpensive vacation while creating lots of family and friend memories. Here’s some tips and tricks on how to camp with your kids and your friends.
Ask Your Kids: Planning Your Homeschool Content Around Your Kids’ Interests
Want to increase your kids’ excitement in learning? Ask them what they want to learn! A questionnaire to help you do that is included here as a free downloadable.