Things We Did on the First Day of School

Cub spent almost a solid hour working on letters by his own choice and I introduced numbers 1-5. We also discovered that Josiah can… But proofreading is a bit tricky. Focus goes downhill as the day goes on–even with breaks. And Dad is a distraction. Unfortunately, my husband is now working second shift. So, I’m … Continue reading →

FREE Homeschooling Downloads and Printables…and Not the Crappy Kind!

I am so excited about today’s post. CurrClick.com is offering FREE downloads and printables! I’ll be the first to admit that most of the time, “freebies” are a huge disappointment because they are one-page things that you can get from the local dollar store workbooks. Not CurrClick. They know how to do this right. Here’s just … Continue reading →

Teaching Typing Without Having to Teach Typing.

Sometimes the world of homeschooling can be daunting. I look at some subjects and think–“There is no way I can teach that.” Either the subject is something I struggle with personally, ala Geometry, or it is something that simply requires hands-on, practical experience. That’s where I’m at with typing. I remember learning to type. It’s … Continue reading →

Homeschool and Preschool Lessons: All Kinds of Art

One of the many things I feel bad about as a mom is that…I hate art projects. I always feel obligated to keep them, but the truth is that they are messy and oddly sized and rarely sentimental. Well, I’ve found a few projects that are worth keeping! These projects show off the size of … Continue reading →

Hi, My Name is Julie and I’m Addicted to Office Supplies

Have you ever watched Hoarders and seen those women who spend their family into debt buy buying thousands of clothing items they never get around to wearing? Yeah, that’s me…but with office supplies. I have to physically stop myself from going to the office-supply sections of any store unless I know we have spending money … Continue reading →

Report Card? Check…Finally.

A few months ago, I told you all about the website I’d chosen to use for our gradebook/hour logging. I chose this because it was free and not terribly difficult to use. Click on the picture to go straight to homeschoolskedtrack.com or see the original review here. Severe procrastination and poor follow-through means I JUST … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum and a Bit More Freedom

In my post from Tuesday, I talked about how structured J’s last school year was. I was new, and let’s face it, I like to organize, over plan and file things away. Overall, it actually worked pretty well for us. I was grateful to not have to think too hard about the school plan. Between … Continue reading →

Second Grade Curriculum, Check!

Last year was our first homeschooling year. I came in to the whole homeschool world all wide-eyed and terrified. I did what I knew, stuck to what I was comfortable with. I purchased a complete curriculum from Spectrum (see the post here). As with all curricula, Spectrum had high and low points, good and bad. … Continue reading →

Summer Reading Bingo

Homeschool Tuesdays are back! To be truthful, it was a struggle to finish out the homeschooling year with my full concentration and gusto. Being super pregnant and stressed about the baby took over our world for a minute. As a result, we haven’t focused on school a whole lot around here as of late. Despite … Continue reading →

J’s New Art Project: Photography

Our first homeschooling year is coming to a close. It has been wonderful and rewarding (and frustrating, and challenging). As things wrap up, our time spent “in the books” is getting shorter each day. Mostly, things are just review at this point, and J is flying through most of this work. We’re going to finish … Continue reading →