As a homeschool parent/teacher, I spend a lot of time looking for ideas and materials to use in our classroom. This section lists some of the resources that I have bookmarked during these searches. Some of these I have used and as time permits I will write reviews about them. However, many of the resources [...]
For those of us who have chosen to homeschool, it is usually a very personal decision based on many different factors. For some it is the desire to shape their children’s education in a manner they believe is more appropriate for their religious beliefs. For others they feel their children would not thrive in a [...]
Water, States & Wonders Field Trip
| March 17th, 2011 | Field Trips, Our Homeschool Journal | No Comments »
Yesterday we had another wonderful field trip with our homeschool group to the Suncor Energy Fluvarium. This time, I was the organizer and even though I had a good idea of what was going to happen, the program was even better than I expected. The kids all seemed to have a great time, especially when [...]
I just realized that I have written several posts on this site about the fears and anxieties of joining a homeschool support group. But, until I found an article with tips on how to find a support group, I had never really thought that finding a group may be even harder than trying to fit [...]
On the homepage of my site, you will see an interactive section in which you can scroll through some of the reasons I feel it is important to homeschool. Whenever asked why we homeschool, I often find it difficult to answer because there are many reasons, some more important than others. Once I start discussing [...]
As I have mentioned in an earlier post, I felt very alone when we first decided to homeschool. We went through most of the first year not knowing anybody else who homeschooled. Then, I finally got up the nerve to contact a homeschool group. I was worried I wouldn’t fit in and am normally a [...]
