Stressless Homeschool
Homeschooling 8th grade for almost free
Hard to believe we've reached the last year of middle school! Even though we've incorporated some high school level work last year, this year seems like a huge milestone. We're also starting the school year in a bit of flux. I've been the primary caregiver for my...
5 Play Anywhere Learning Games
For us, especially in the pre-school and elementary ages, homeschooling looked a lot like kids just go everywhere mom goes. These little sponges pick up so much, incorporating lessons and practice into everyday tasks. We even created a catchphrase, singing "Everyday...
Writing Fanfiction as a Middle School Curriculum
Writing fiction is hard. It's hard for people who love to write, want to write, and have something they want to write about. I have enough half-formed stories in my head and belong to enough writers' support groups to know this....
FanFiction Resources
For more about how we're using fanfiction writing in middle school check out this post. Resources for students and parents ** An Important Note - Fanfiction is extremely popular. If it's a book, movie, TV show, celebrity, or anything else in pop culture - there's...
When just getting by is enough…
So what's up with the long hiatus from new posts? In short, Caregiving for elderly grandparents while maintaining even VERY part-time work from home and homeschooling is exhausting mentally, physically and emotionally. Leaving very little creative juice for creating...
Free Homeschool Planning Pages
I love the idea of planning everything out and being the most organized homeschool mom anyone has ever seen. In theory. Real life... Not so much. We're definitely more of a go-with-the-flow, have-a-goal-but-flexible-on-getting-there kind of family. While my now 12...