Homeschooling

Every family is different and has different needs and challenges to overcome. It’s easy to get hung up on the idea of being the perfect parent when it to comes to making sure that your child gets the best education possible.    Image Credit. The Importance of Fun   However, one thing that every family needs is fun. True, your children need to learn, but as a parent, your job is also to make sure that they’re happy, healthy, and safe. Juggling all of these things can lead to burnout if you’re not careful, and children and parents alike can suffer.  One thing that can help is to let fun sometimes be the focus. Children learn in a variety of ways, but one of the…

If you’re planning to homeschool your children in the near future, you might be worried about implementing a school routine. After all, this is your home, and your kids are used to being able to relax and do what they want here – how are you going to create a classroom environment in which they sit up and listen to you as a teacher?  Well, with the points below, we hope to help you create the right schooling environment for you and your kids. It’s not as hard as you might think, and you can always make adjustments here and there to suit your kids. This is your homeschooling plan, so it’s entirely up to you!  Pexels Image – CC0 Licence Be Flexible First of…

Image credit – Pixabay The chances are, you aren’t home schooling your kids. Although the rate of children in the US being home schooled is growing at an average rate of 2-8% per year, most kids are still in public schooling. However, with the current Coronavirus situation and schools across the country being closed indefinitely, you may have to dust off Math that you haven’t thought about since high school and prepare yourself to home school. Although it might be tempting to just let the kids have this unexpected time off as holiday, there are definitely skills and classes from school that, if left for months without being practiced, will start to get rusty. Languages, Math, English, Art – all the subjects they have on…

We absolutely love any opportunity we can get to bring the learning outdoors. Especially when it comes time for fall. There is really nothing prettier than the leaves turning colors. And it provides for a great opportunity to have a nature based color matching game. Plus? Who doesn’t love the chance to go get paint chips! Supplies Needed for Fall Nature Color Matching assorted paint swatches (in Fall colors of course) wooden clothespins assorted fall leaves and other nature samples sandwich baggies How to do the fall nature color matching You first step for this? Get outside and get into nature. Go on a nature walk and look for signs of fall. Things like: Cooler temperatures Changing leaves Animals preparing to hibernate You may also…