Free Homeschool Resource

A friend of mind sent this link to me. It looks like a great free site for homeschoolers as well as teachers. There is a list of writing prompts themed for the month of September. Here is the prompt for tomorrow, September 19, 2008.
September 19
On this date in 1819, poet John Keats wrote a poem [...]

Around the World in Eighty Days

I have set an impossible goal for this homeschool year. It was my hope to read all the books on my kids’ reading lists before they read them. Since I have four different reading lists I didn’t think this would be a goal I could easily achieve.
Our school just started and I have already failed. [...]

Reusing Homeschool Books

While visiting a friend last weekend, I learned a money saving homeschool tip. Many moms I know will take their workbooks to Office Depot, have them unbound and then put each page into protective covers. This allows multiple children to use the same workbook. I have always liked this idea, but was too lazy to [...]

Boys and Books

Readers, I need your help. I have a twelve year old son who hates to read! He has struggled with learning disabilities over the years, dyslexia being one of them, and I think all the struggles have led to a complete dislike of the written language.
He and I went out tonight and talked about how [...]

First Day of School

Today was our first official day of school. The kids did not want to get up, but other than that the morning routine went well. I took pictures of each child and measured them to see how tall they are at the beginning of the year. It is quite funny to measure your daughter on [...]

School Cubbies

Since it has been several months since a reader requested an explanation of our school cubbies, I figured it was time to post it, since we are starting school tomorrow.

The Framework- I purchased these unfinished wooden “shelves” at A.C. Moore about a year ago. I either waited until they were on sale or used a [...]

Gratituesday

This week I am especially thankful to my husband. He knows that we are starting school in a few short days. He also knows that due to a very busy summer I have had little to no school planning time, so for the past 10 days he has made a huge effort to take the [...]

Tackle School Planning

Countdown to school in 3, 2, 1…. AHHHHHH!
Our first day of school is Wednesday. I am always much more excited about the first day of school than my kids. With school comes order, routines, set bedtimes and a red pen. I love writing with a red pen, but feel silly writing with one on anything [...]

Field Trip Log

Today I am busy doing my final homeschool planning. I created a homeschool field trip form to log our outings during the school year. I have a pdf version as well as a doc version for those who want to fill it in on their computer rather than write on the form. I also created [...]

Schedules and Reading Lists

This week I am creating reading lists for each child as well as writing our master schedule. The reading lists are below. If you click on the link you should be able to view and download the lists.
Each reading list is comprised of books that I would like my child to read for the school [...]