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Are you looking for an easy Homeschool Attendance Sheet? This post has several simple, free, printable attendance charts for you to choose for use in your homeschool. Why It’s Important to Keep a Record of Your Child’s Attendance Many states have laws about attendance for students, even homeschool students. You can homeschool laws by state […]
I spent yesterday planning some school things, and I {hopefully} determined who would be reading what in January and February. Elijah reads. A lot. Hundreds of pages each day. The only thing is that he loves to re-read and re-read the exact.same.books. Because I know there are worse things in life, I don't discourage his […]
November, you always seem to bring the nagging, needling thoughts– accusing me of being behind. I start the year with an outline complete with goals and plans. I keep my sketch stretchy– allowing room for life, real learning, and even a little lazy. But somehow, every year, August's you can do this! is replaced by […]
One of my readers asked me to post our sample schedule. I will tell you my secret: schedules have never worked for us. Ever. I don’t like feeling like a clock has control over me or my next move. However, I’ve realized that it’s hard to function as wife, mom, and homeschooling mom without some […]
We are just a hop, jump, and skip away from finishing Read to Me & ABC. What comes next for Simon? Lots of fun! Handwriting Without Tears — Get Set for School I can’t wait to Hokey Pokey, bark through the alphabet, create play-doh letters, and wiggle my toes with Handwriting Without Tears. I obviously had […]
Do you know what this is? It’s my rainbow of organization! It’s our colored paper for projects and lapbooks all in one big FILE BOX Wait…there’s more! This is my new BRAIN box. Another file box that contains lots of hanging folders– one for each month of the year. In each hanging folder, I have […]
A few weeks ago, I spent a Saturday with some girlfriends from co-op. So, what did we do on this glorious mom’s day away? We planned out our homeschooling journeys for the year! What could possibly be more fun? So, we have a schedule for our unit studies. I’m posting it here for a few reasons. […]