Hodgepodgemom

About Hodgepodgemom

Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

A Homeschool Mom’s Guide To Homeschooling Preschool and First Grade

A homeschool mom’s guide to homeschooling preschool and first grade. Includes weekly learning activities and encouragement for the day to…
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What a Simple Homeschool Week Looks Like: Keep on Keeping On

An example of what a simple homeschool week looks like with multiple ages. Nothing spectacular and just pretty simple and…
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A Mom’s Helpful Habits for Homeschool Standardized Testing

A mom’s helpful habits for homechool standardized testing includes practical tips from what test to use to how to schedule…
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Homeschool Night Classes and Other Benefits of an Alternative Homeschool Schedule

Homeschool night classes might just be the alternative homeschool schedule you are looking for! In addition to meeting needs with…
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Starting Your Homeschool Journey

When starting your homeschool journey consider building routines that will become the foundation of your homeschool days. Even though I’ve…
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Back to Homeschool Basics

Building independence, focus and relationships with back to homeschool basics. Here is an example of a week homeschooling multiple ages!…
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How Morning Room Time Builds Preschool Homeschool Learning Skills for Later

How morning room time builds preschool homeschool learning skills for later and the independent learning benefits I’ve seen in my…
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Writing Workshop for Homeschooling Multiple Ages

I decided we would call this week a Writing Workshop for Multiple Ages. Something about a workshop makes it a…
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How to Skip the Homeschool Sidetracks

Raise your hand if your homeschool day ever gets sidetracked. (Me raising my hand.) Sidetracks are sometimes a glorious route…
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Fast Food for Slow Sundays: Potato Soup Recipe

Talk about a perfectly easy potato soup recipe to make a large amount of and share on Sunday for lunch!…
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Mid-Year Homeschool Reboot – Helpful Homeschool Habit

Does your family need a mid-year homeschool reboot? Each January, we are slow and steady and somewhat reluctant to get…
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Homeschool Independent Learning

What homeschool independent learning looks like with multiple ages from elementary all the way up to high school. Including extracurricular…
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The Art of Thank You Notes: Homeschool Handwriting

Some practical tips for homeschool handwriting and the art of thank you notes. Includes art, handwriting practice as well as…
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