Time is on your side, homeschool friends. Really it is. You really aren’t behind. You really can enjoy the extras. And today I share my best tips for how to fit in all the homeschool extras with time management. Most of these you likely know about. But you may be like me and need a […]
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Hodgepodge Homeschool Reviews
Did you know that Hodgepodgedad and I both share homeschool curriculum and product reviews? Today at The Curriculum Choice, I’m teaming up with Handbook of Nature Study to offer a review of Ranger Rick, Jr. Barb-Harmony Art Mom is reviewing the Ranger Rick, Jr magazine and I am reviewing their new AppVentures Lions iPad app. […]
Prep for a New Homeschool Semester
Remember I mentioned that I’ve been planning here and there over Christmas break? Just 15 minutes to half an hour a morning for each child. Then the rest of the day with family and a Hodgepodge of other things. This magazine rack type shelf over the family room couch is very handy. I decided that […]
A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels ebook from Hodgepodge
We are excited to announce our ebook, A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels: Art for All Ages. The Lord blessed my mother, Lucia Hames, with amazing talent. She’s been teaching her grandchildren art lessons for years. A Simple Start offers a whole year of chalk pastels from Nana, the Master Artist – her talents from […]
A Hodgepodge December and a Chalk Pastels ebook
It’s been a Hodgepodge sort of December. We’ve collected many happy memories even though we were hit with sickness starting early in the month. The flu was staggered with each of our family of seven – lasting 10 days to two weeks for each of us. So far, only one escaped. The sick ones were […]
Homeschooling Multiple Ages – Best of Hodgepodge
We teach an age range of five children from one who just turned five up to 15. Preschool, elementary, middle school and high school. For a long time I’ve called it Layers and Levels of Learning. That one-room schoolhouse type of learning. But Lasagna Learning describes it much more accurately. Homeschooling multiple ages… update: we’ve […]
6 Frequently Asked Homeschool Resource Questions
Here are a few questions that I get asked quite frequently – with the answers – all in one spot! Where do you find those baskets you love? IKEA. That place I love to go. The baskets we use are the branas rattan. (and they were bought a few at a time, over time and […]
The Constant Motion of Homeschool with Multiple Ages
Have you ever had one of those weeks? You know those weeks. There’s just constant motion. It’s all a blur. Half the family (or all of the family) is sick as a result of allergies. It’s a struggle to get started with learning each day. Nasal sprays, bottles of Gatorade litter end tables and dot […]
Homeschool Organization Beyond Stacks
I’ve accepted it now. Organization is simply a huge part of homeschooling. I’ve reluctantly shared about my stacks before. Even how we have a Filing Fridays habit with Papers, Stacks and Hole Punches. And we’ve completely been through a homeschool makeover, making it more comfortable, creating natural easy learning spots. I’ve used those IKEA baskets […]
Homeschool Enrichment
I’ve shared in the past how we fit in all the homeschool extras. Extras beyond the 3 Rs. Well, they’re really not the extras but the wonderfully enriching parts of our days. Those things the children ask, “When are we going to get to do our artist and composer study?” It about time for an […]
How To Fit In All The Extras and Survive
I slept really well every night this week. That’s because we’ve ramped up to full homeschool schedule. Yes, we’ve been back to school since July. And I felt like we had our basics down. We’ve had good practice with our Before 8:45 Checklist, math, English, and spelling. And last week we started adding back in […]
Our IKEA and Chalkboard Homeschool Room
What began as a simple love of chalkboard resulted in a homeschool makeover of house-sized proportion. A redo based on learning styles, storage needs and sanity-saving measures. (With plenty of consulting from Master Artist, Nana). Here is our IKEA and chalkboard homeschool room. That first summer we painted the red wall and made our chalkboard […]
An Olympic Start to the School Year
I’m always learning as a homeschool parent. These first few weeks of school I have still been planning our year. Yes, the basics are going on and I’m still gathering resources. Learning about Homeschool Tracker. And discovering things I forgot to order like a Saxon first grade meeting book. But that’s what starting slow is […]