Category: Education

Coping with the Extra Work Homeschooling Adds On

Coping with the Extra Work Homeschooling Adds On

I have to admit, these past few weeks have been just hammering me. Very challenging. It’s hard getting used to the demands of homeschooling a third grader. Especially since the K12 program is so demanding. The amount of work is pretty amazing some days. It’s mostly good. But some...

Time to Think on Back to School

Time to Think on Back to School

I’m feeling unusually organized this summer. I actually bought school supplies for my son already since kindergarten is starting in less than a month here. It probably has to do with registering my oldest for homeschool. It got me thinking on what my son will need to go to...

Taking the Time for Science During the School Break

Taking the Time for Science During the School Break

Came up with a really fun idea Saturday afternoon. We decided that since the kids are on break for Thanksgiving, we’d do one science activity a day. I suspect that some of the idea came from reading this post at The Mother’s Handbook: To Science, or Not to Science,...