The Pros and Cons of Joining a Co-Op

The Pros and Cons of Joining a Co-Op

Three years ago, a homeschooling friend of mine approached me and invited me to join the academic Co-Op she was starting for homeschooling families. I had never really thought about it before. What should I do? Bottom Line Before I join anything, I like to know what...
The Answer to Your Study Problems

The Answer to Your Study Problems

Imagine a place where you keep all of your flashcards and practice quizzes together, have things organized according to how you feel they would best be organized, and can never run out of office supplies for studying again. Pretend there was a way to create your...
Two Kids. One textbook.

Two Kids. One textbook.

Two of my children are 19 months apart. When they were little and I was tossing around the idea of homeschooling, someone wise advised me to teach them together for simplicity’s sake. When I pressed this advice against the framework of who my kids actually were...
Homeschool Field Trip – A Big Payoff!

Homeschool Field Trip – A Big Payoff!

It was a warm day. Spring was coaxing winter to release its icy grip on Southwest Colorado. It was the kind of day to shrug off cabin fever and take homeschool on the road! We headed to the park where we learned a new vocabulary word – inundated! Those greedy ducks...
Podcasts for Middle Grades

Podcasts for Middle Grades

Whether your on the road a lot or your students enjoy using their devices for learning, there are some wonderful podcasts available to add to our learning. The limits are seemingly endless as far as what’s available for all ages. For this list, I will concentrate on...
Unschooling in a Digital Age

Unschooling in a Digital Age

When you have a question, where do you turn? For the majority of us, the answer is Google. It’s nothing like when we were growing up and had to search through dozens of books cataloged in the library. Today, there’s a plethora of information available for free online....