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Top Tips For Transitioning From Public School To Homeschool

You’ve decided to homeschool! Here are some encouraging and practical tips for transitioning from public school to homeschool. There really isn’t a magic formula. I just really wanted to share how you have the freedom to tailor your homeschool days to your schedule. You are making memories together every day! Most importantly, the Lord will […]

Filed Under: HomeSchooling Tagged With: homeschool mom

in Housekeeping Habits

Top 10 Clutter Busting Secrets: Homeschool Mom Help

Simple and practical ideas with these clutter busting secrets plus homeschool mom help! My house is far from perfect.  But it looks deceptively clean sometimes. How? I’ve put some principles into practice that help me keep on top of the messy piles that can accumulate so fast!  And so, today I give you my… Top […]

Filed Under: Housekeeping Habits Tagged With: written by Kim

These are the long haul homeschool curriculum choices. The homeschool resources we've used most every year for every child through five children.

in Curricula&middot HomeSchooling

Long Haul Homeschool Curriculum Choices: A Homeschool Mom’s Easy Guide

Sometimes homeschooling multiple ages can make for an overwhelmed mom. I’ve found that making long haul homeschool curriculum choices keeps our homeschool days rich and meaningful. And it cuts down on so many decisions for so many ages. These curriculum choices are great for family-style learning. These are the big ones. These are the long […]

Filed Under: Curricula, HomeSchooling Tagged With: teaching multiple ages

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The Best Planners for Homeschool Moms

Find the best planners for homeschool moms plus some restful, simple steps you can take to plan your homeschool year. The Value Of Homeschool Planning and Organization Sometimes homeschool planning can seem overwhelming. You might be looking at a full year for several children. Or you might have certain goals or challenges you want to […]

Filed Under: HomeSchooling Tagged With: homeschool mom, homeschool planning

in Habits for a Happy Wife&middot Habits for Happy Kids

Help for Picky Eaters

If you have a child like that is a picky eater, hang in there. Here is help for picky eaters with a few things that seemed to work the best. My first two children were what I considered “normal” when it came to eating. They each went through a “picky eaters stage” sometime around two […]

Filed Under: Habits for a Happy Wife, Habits for Happy Kids Tagged With: Habits for a Happy Home, picky eaters, written by Kendra

in HomeSchooling&middot Nature Studies

Homeschool Nature Study: Bees and Buzzy Insects

Enjoy an example of a homeschool nature study of bees and buzzy insects. The whole family can join in the Outdoor Hour Challenge fun! Homeschool Nature Study: Bees and Buzzy Insects As I wiped the counter clean of drips from the breakfast dishes, I spied, through the kitchen window, a bumblebee buzzing the pink mimosa […]

Filed Under: HomeSchooling, Nature Studies Tagged With: bees, honeybee, nature journals, nature studies, outdoor hour challenge, wasp, yellow jacket

in Habits for a Happy Mom&middot Habits for Happy Kids&middot Habits for life

10 Tips for Working Homeschool Moms: Balancing Work and Home

Homeschooling working moms have many rewards as well as challenges. Here are my top ten strategies for balancing work and home. Recently, I was chatting with a few of my friends and realized that, in the past year or so, many of us have gone from being stay-at-home moms (most who home school) to doing […]

Filed Under: Habits for a Happy Mom, Habits for Happy Kids, Habits for life Tagged With: written by Kim A.

in Nature Studies

5 Ways Homeschool Families Can Enjoy Simple Summer Nature Study

Enjoy simple summer nature study with these five ideas for homeschool families. Make sweet memories together noticing the joys of the outdoors. “Happiness is a quiet, perpetual rejoicing in small events.” ~ author unknown We’re putting the pause button on summer. One of the ways we are hanging on to summer is to savor nature. […]

Filed Under: Nature Studies Tagged With: caterpillars, gulf fritillary, homeschool mom, nature study, outdoor hour challenge, summer

Ready for some cool thoughts for mid-summer? Our annual tradition of Christmas in July will have you and your children smiling.

in Frugal Living&middot Habits&middot HomeMaking&middot HomeSchooling

A Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Christmas in July

It’s hot outside. Mosquitoes abound (at least here in the south). I bet you are fanning yourself as you are reading this. Ready for some cool thoughts for mid-summer? Our annual tradition of Christmas in July will have you and your children smiling. Christmas in July For Kids For one or two days right smack […]

Filed Under: Frugal Living, Habits, HomeMaking, HomeSchooling Tagged With: Christmas, helpful habit, homeschool, homeschool mom, in, July, summer fun

in Habits for a Happy Wife&middot Housekeeping Habits

10 Best Yard Sale Tips: Easy Frugal Decorating

Enjoy a homeschool mom’s best yard sale tips. This is a frugal way to decorate and you can find some great deals! It’s that time again…the beginning of spring and of yard sales!  I get giddy just thinking about waking up early on a Saturday morning, putting hot, strong coffee in a take along mug, […]

Filed Under: Habits for a Happy Wife, Housekeeping Habits Tagged With: decorating, frugal living, written by Kim A., yard sale

Hooray for summer! Here are 10 favorite fun ideas for homeschool summer break. Let's make some memories!

in Habits for a Happy Mom&middot Habits for Happy Kids

10 Favorite Fun Ideas for Homeschool Summer Break

Hooray for summer! Here are 10 favorite fun ideas for homeschool summer break. Let’s make some memories! I’ll come right out and say it. I just do not understand homeschoolers who do “year round school.” (Although I certainly respect their right to do it!) I NEED A BREAK!!! While mothers with children in school may […]

Filed Under: Habits for a Happy Mom, Habits for Happy Kids Tagged With: favorite, fun, summer, tips, top ten, written by Kim A.

in Family Life&middot Habits&middot Helpful Habits&middot HomeMaking&middot HomeSchooling&middot Parenting

Summer Ideas For Kids: A Chalkboard List For Your Family

Here are some fun summer ideas for kids and a chalkboard list for your family so it is easily seen. I love chalkboard. I also appreciate a good list. And so we created a chalkboard of summer prompts. A combination of the two! Summer Ideas For Kids: A Chalkboard List For Your Family Simple. Actions […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Habits, Helpful Habits, HomeMaking, HomeSchooling, Parenting

in HomeSchooling

A Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Memory-Making May Activities

These memory making May activities are perfect for learning and fun! Enjoy quality time with your children as you homeschool. Making Memories Can Be Educational And Fun! May the 4th Be With You: Use the Force for Learning – This fun Star Wars chalk pastel teatime with Nana is the perfect way to celebrate your […]

Filed Under: HomeSchooling Tagged With: homeschool mom

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