I have shared the span from preschool to middle school – our curriculum choices for each age and stage. Now we reach high school. We have now graduated three high schoolers and have two more to go! I am so very thankful my husband and I have the privilege of this time with our young […]
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Favorite Books for an Eight-Year-Old Girl
Today, I introduce you to our Littlest Girl of the Hodgepodge. She will be sharing many different types of things here in the future. She is a lover of books, nature and all things sharks! Today she shares her very favorite books with all eight-year-old girls out there. Favorite books for an eight-year-old girl. Then […]
A Royal Wedding Breakfast Tea
I realized a few weeks ago that the royal wedding is a perfect opportunity to celebrate. To fix a big breakfast and all gather ’round and watch the festivities. But I also realized what a learning opportunity it is. It’s a mini homeschool unit! We shall have a royal wedding breakfast tea. Oh all the […]
Hodgepodge Homeschool Favorites
In our 17 years of homeschooling, we have gathered some favorites. Tried and true homeschool favorites we use always! I’m sharing those with you today. Not only that, but I am celebrating 10 years of blogging here at Hodgepodge. And because it is a Hodgepodge, my family and I are also hosting BIG giveaways at […]
How to Teach Multiple Subjects to Multiple Ages in Homeschool
Just how I teach multiple subjects to multiple ages? It’s always changing with growing children and their needs. Since you, dear reader, might be looking for a specific answer for a specific subject, I include links to all of my best tips for teaching multiple ages. First, let’s start with the basics. The Basics of […]
Homeschool Year Home Stretch
Can you feel it too? We are definitely in the homeschool year home stretch. I think it dawned on me when the younger children all moved to the last Teaching Textbooks disc. That means we are almost done! Another homeschool year has flown by. It also means we have a chance to finish strong over these […]
Have a Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration
We have been going full force over here before the upcoming blessed holidays. That’s because we have a goal of a Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration. See, at Thanksgiving we share some of our best work with grandparents. They are a captive audience, bless them. I am so glad we’ve maintained this helpful habit of a Thanksgiving […]
How to Meet The Needs of an Age Range
There seem to be certain times of year I am keenly aware of the needs of an age range of children that we have. It’s continually changing. Just when I think my husband and I have things set, there is something new. Just how to meet the needs of an age range? I asked myself […]
5 Freedoms of Homeschooling
My family and I often appreciate the freedoms of homeschooling. I’ve been thinking on those quite a bit this last week. As we’ve started, slow and steady back to school, I’ve been pausing on the freedoms. Plus we’ve experienced some big milestones dropping our eldest off at college and starting 3rd, 5th, 9th and 12th […]
Our Favorite Digital Homeschool Resources
Among our favorites are digital homeschool resources. Why? Well, many reasons. Digital is more affordable. Digital passes down easily to siblings. It is easy to open, click and print. Digital resources do not take up much space! It is very quick to look up an assignment and recheck just what that history fact was. Digital […]
Homeschool Graduation Favorites
What a privilege to watch our eldest graduate from high school! It’s a day we’ve long anticipated in our homeschool but it always seemed so far off on the horizon. This past senior year, however, things sped along. I thought I’d share some suggestions, some successes and definitely some homeschool graduation favorites – in case […]
Homeschool Video Courses for Multiple Ages
I’ve shared before how our homeschooling method is a hodgepodge. We have a true love of certain curricula (like Tapestry of Grace, Rod and Staff and Saxon) and have used them for all of our years of homeschooling. But that doesn’t mean we can’t add in some extras. Especially in the high school years, we […]
Homeschool High School Finish Line
Here at Hodgepodge homeschool we are just about at the homeschool high school finish line. Time is going so fast that I find myself taking a deep breath – often. We are in the final two months of our eldest child’s senior year. This time I will share with you all those last, little things […]