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As we kicked off our new school year, we had the opportunity to review the Ultimate Homeschool Planner.  It’s not just a homeschool planner, it’s a life planner!   The Ultimate Homeschool Planner guides the homeschooling parent in a holistic way. Homeschooling is about education and curriculum, but it’s even more about life, love, and preparing our children for their future. At a glance:

So many of you may be finding yourself schooling from home this year. Maybe you’re choosing the virtual school route or an online program. Or maybe you’re full-on homeschooling. Today I wanted to offer you some tips. But first a little background. We have been homeschooling for four years, I have four children ages 8, 7, 3, and 1. So two of those years have been when I had a newborn baby. Also, I work full time from home. (30-40 hours per week I am self-employed.) I tell you all that to tell you that if I can do it you can...

So you think you can start a homeschool? Enjoy this article from Tasha! How to Start a Homeschool By Tasha Hackett Going back to school looks different this year. In light of everything going on in the world, many are choosing to homeschool. You may be sick of hearing about it! What are schools going to do with the COVID situation? Do we homeschool because we want more protection in the school or because we want everything to go back to normal? Even parents who never wanted to homeschool their kids, ever, are looking into homeschool. If you’re a seasoned...

We finished off our Notgrass American History books a week ago and moved on to Biology: Kingdoms and Classifications.  I taught this class at our homeschool co-op, but felt that the kids and I needed to go through it again.  It is a wonderful curriculum with a lot of fun activities and information.  Like all science curriculums, it takes some investment to really get a lot out of it. I bought a microscope and a bunch of pre-made slides last year. We have acquired more slides over time and are getting better at making them too.  We covered units 1-5...

You might think students, their parents and teachers are important stakeholders in public education. But you would be wrong. You know this simply by listening to the vitriolic, big-money opposition to charter schools. Try as they might, public school systems do not deliver equality-of-opportunity educations for lower-income and so-called minority students. Some of the problems – gangs, bullies, drug use, even less-accomplished faculties – impede classroom learning and have proven nearly impossible to overcome. For families with students in such schools, alternatives are few. Many are working and cannot homeschool. Others don’t have the money – after paying all they...