Babies & Toddlers, Encouragement, Family, Homeschool, Mothers, Planning, Teens, World View
By Karen D. Koch As a small side job when I’m not busy homeschooling, I occasionally write Facebook posts for a local tree service company. In researching interesting “tree content,” to keep the arborists’ followers engaged, I keep finding...
Encouragement, Homeschool, Planning
It may be July, but many homeschool moms are already pondering the beginning of the homeschool year. Some families will start in August with the traditional schools in their area. Other families wait until after the Labor Day holiday. Still others school year round....
Decisions, Family, Homeschool, Mothers, Planning, Record Keeping, Uncategorized
by Karen D. Koch I’m never as organized as I’d like to be, but in more than 12 years of homeschooling, I’ve figured out a few things that work for us. My children range in age from 5 to 17, so in our homeschool and probably yours as well, our weeks...
Classes, Curriculum, Decisions, Geography, God's Plan, Math, Planning, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Writing
by Kristin Murdock Every new school year, you ask yourself the same question: “Why ARE we homeschooling?” Several times a year the question haunts you again (usually when your child experiences a meltdown over uncompleted schoolwork). Then you encounter well-meaning...
Classes, Curriculum, Decisions, Homeschool, Mothers, Planning
by Todd Wilson, Keynote Speaker, 34th Annual CHEA Convention July 13-15, 2017 There are two statements that just beg the response, “Duh.” One is that “men and women are different” and the other is that “homeschooling is hard.” Every time I hear...
Babies & Toddlers, Encouragement, Family, Homeschool, Household Management, Mothers, Planning, Preschool Articles
by Janelle Knutson It can be quite a challenge trying to home educate older children with little ones around. I don’t know how many times I went to bed feeling like a homeschool mom failure as I contemplated the school work that was neglected and the huge amount of...
