This week we have covered lots of school, not because we didn’t enjoy the weather, but because we had the weather as motivation. Get your work done and we can go outside. This week my husband has been working for another area farmer, so we have had to adjust our un-normal schedule a bit…
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How Routine People can Adapt to a Schedule.
I have been and probably will always be a routine person. However, over time, with six children in the home, and knowing that structure is a must, I have had to adjust and take on a bit more of a schedule like system. However, as with many things, I have had to adapt it to…
Some of My Favorite Homeschool Quotes.
There are times I have to look outside of myself for the motivation to keep going. I constantly pray about our homeschool, but as many of you know, a good homeschool quote is a balm to the weary homeschooling soul. Most of the time, I believe God leads me to what the people below have…
Spring Homeschool Workbox Ideas
Well, it is officially spring. Easter is just around the corner, and summer will be here before you know it. I have been busy working on preparing our spring and summer homeschool plans. I am trying to include lots of outdoor and spring fun in our workboxes. First off we will talk about garden workboxes. …
Another Large Family Homeschool Organization Tip–More on page protectors in the homeschool
In an effort to streamline some things, I have taken my page protector homeschool, a step further. I got each of my older children a three ring binder and five page dividers of their own. Every weekend I fill their binders full of their weekly assignments that are kept in the page protectors. I use the…
Homeschool Struggles–Power Struggles
What? You can’t believe that in my awesome, good as it gets, homeschool that there is such a thing as power struggles? Guess what, my homeschool is not perfect, nor are my children and especially nor am I. So, to be very transparent here, I am going to give you a view of our last…
Large Family Workbox System for Homeschool
Well, we have completed our first, full week of school. It went GREAT. As I posted earlier this week, our workbox system has given us more time for some fun things. Our children are really enjoying it too. This post will include pictures and a description of how our system works. Due to space constraints…
