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This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from HS Coffee Break helps fuel this blog. By now you might know that we recently moved from Maryland to Ohio and I've been working on getting my place here to look and feel like home. And this post does have an update about that project. But it's also about another project that I just started, and that is a new blog. A little background about this blog might be helpful as I explain what I'm doing. Years ago, I started a homeschool blog after a few online homeschool friends had done the...

As homeschooling continues to be an ever-popular choice for families worldwide, it can be difficult to stay on top of the most reliable and up-to-date information. To help guide parents through the constantly changing landscape of homeschooling, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of the best homeschool blogs of 2023. Our team has done extensive research to determine which blogs have the most informative content, user-friendly design, and engaging features that make learning fun and accessible. Affiliate links are used on this website. Why Reading Homeschool Blogs a Great Idea Homeschooling blogs can be a great resource for new homeschoolers....

It’s not unusual for me to shake things up when we reenter our homeschool routine in January after our extended December hiatus. While we are ready for some structure again (whether the kids realize it or not), we aren’t great at abiding by strict schedules. Routines, though? They’re our jam. What I had been doing from our July start through the end of 2022 was beginning reading our unit to them while they ate breakfast. Historically meals have been a wonderful time for reading because I have a captured audience. It worked well for us with our Beautiful Feet History...

Let’s cut the strings of traditional curriculum and lean into the love of leanring! When those magazines and catalogs come in the mail, turn them in to homeschooling GOLD. 10 Ways to Homeschool with Junk Mail Read Talk MOCK Shopping Word Collages Creative storytelling VOCAB Hunt Scavenger Hunts BORING? Interesting Paper Crafts! These paper flowers are adorable! Grab your Free Homeschool Success printable before you go! The post 10 Ways to Homeschool with JUNK MAIL! appeared first on A Better Way to Homeschool.

Should I Test my Child for Giftedness? ~  Written by Colleen Kessler from Raising Lifelong Learners Do you have a bright child? One who is constantly surprising you with all that he knows — things you didn’t teach — and how quickly he learns and remembers things? Do you wonder if you should pursue gifted child identification? I am often asked that question: Should I test my child for giftedness? Does it matter? My answer? Yes… and no. When I taught as a gifted intervention specialist, I often pushed for the early identification of those kids I knew were highly, highly gifted. It was...