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2020 has challenged me in all sorts of ways. We started the year with a cross-country road trip to visit family in Alabama and Tennessee. We headed back to Oregon, mid January, only to turn around 3 weeks later and fly back to Alabama for 2 weeks for a family emergency. It wasn’t long after […] Read more…
If you are a new homeschool mom or thinking of homeschooling, lean in close, I want you to hear this. You can do this! You can homeschool. Almost weekly, I have the same conversation with moms who tell me they could never homeschool because of one reason or another. Some of the reasons they share […] Read more…
In Sonlight’s kindergarten through second grade, Explode the Code (ETC) is offered as an optional resource. Although Sonlight’s Language Arts is sufficient in itself without ETC, I think Explode the Code is a notable resource which should be part of your curriculum choices. 1. Explode the Code Teaches Critical Thinking Explode the Code teaches children […] Read more…
When I first started homeschooling, one attractive element of Sonlight’s curriculum was the fact that each age level contains missionary biographies or autobiographies. Learning about the lives of missionaries—their successes, failures, hardships, and devotion— is awe-inspiring. That awe is something I wanted to introduce to my children. In the eight years we have homeschooled, they […] Read more…
Do you find yourself frustrated with all the homeschool stuff cluttering your home? Do you feel like you are constantly rearranging and organizing? Do you wish you could downsize and rid yourself of the overabundant, ever-growing stockpile of school supplies and materials? Me, too! But there is hope! For many years I drooled over the […] Read more…
Check out this post and my other featured posts on the Sonlight blog. You are probably thinking I have lost my mind. How can anyone say that bad homeschool days are beneficial? I think my answer will surprise you! I’ve discovered three ways that my bad homeschool days are actually a pro instead of a […] Read more…
Selecting homeschool curriculum can be overwhelming sometimes. However, it can sometimes be very easy if you know exactly what you are looking for. This year was a little different for me because our needs have changed and I needed to find curriculum that would satisfy our change. I began my planning and search by looking […] Read more…
There I was, sitting at our kitchen table with our three-year-old daughter. I had borrowed “Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons” from our library and I was bound and determined to get her reading, AT THREE!! What was I thinking?! There are some kids out there that can read at three, but […] Read more…
We are in our seventh year of homeschooling this year, and I am here to tell you God is good! Before having our first child, neither my husband nor I were on board with homeschooling. We had so many misconceptions about what homeschooling truly meant and we felt the “going to school” option was the […] Read more…
I don’t know about you, but I enjoy hearing about and seeing what other homeschool moms are using for their kids. Whether I use them or not, it’s the fact that I get to see what is out there, and that broadens my “homeschool horizon” if you will. Seeing resources that others deem useful, helps […] Read more…