IKEA furniture comes with instructions…
Our new car has a user’s manual the size of a small phone book (for those of us old enough to remember what those are)…
Even my electric pencil sharpener came with a little booklet of helpful information…
So why isn’t there a Parenting Manual to help us with the hardest job we’ll ever have?!
I’ve heard that when people approach the end of life, their priorities become very clear. They realize that many things that seemed significant in the past aren’t that important after all. They spend the time they have left with loved ones, and they reflect on the lasting legacy they’ll be leaving behind.
My oldest son is now a high school junior and, in some ways, I find myself thinking along the same lines. Thankfully he’s just moving on to the next stage of life, but to me it feels like the end of an era.
Home education has been an amazing blessing for my family since we officially started back in 2014. I’m so grateful to my supportive family and the veteran homeschoolers, bloggers, and podcasters who have helped guide me along the way!
I hope that the Sensible Homeschool blog has given you practical ideas and encouragement that have helped you wherever you may be on your homeschooling journey!
Another school year is upon us! (At least that’s what people are telling me… I personally am in denial.)
I still plan to squeeze every last drop of fun and rest that I can out of this summer, but I also know that my future self will thank me if I make some solid school plans for the year ahead.
Every year we’ve homeschooled I’ve shared the curricula and resources we’ve used. (Check out the first post in the series – Our Curriculum Choices Year By Year – to start at the beginning).
If you haven’t yet read Part 1 of this series, do that first or the rest of this won’t make as much sense: How to Plan the Best Summer Break for Your Homeschool Family: Part 1
In Part 1 we covered the first two steps in planning a great summer break for your family. As a reminder those steps are:
Hopefully, those two initial brainstorming steps were accomplished in the time it took your kids to binge watch a season of Bluey.
Now that you’ve got your goals and you’ve researched the “tools” you’ve got at your disposal, keep reading to find out what to do next!
What’s the best way to approach summer break if you’re a homeschooling family?
Like the rest of homeschooling, there’s no one right method. Some families “do school” year round. Other families unschool – their relaxed school year is indistinguishable from their summer break. And some (like my own family) create a light structure, but take a break from some or all of their usual school work.
No matter how you do it, the keys to success are…
The moment I’ve been waiting for is finally here!!
I’ve been wanting to write this review for months, but I felt like I needed more experience as a World Watch customer to feel comfortable endorsing it.
Well, the wait is over! It’s been more than a year now and I can say with confidence that this is one subscription we’ll be keeping for the long haul! My three kids and I all love World Watch and highly recommend this news program!
From my family to yours, I wish you a joy-filled Christmas season and a blessed year ahead!
If you need a break from wrapping presents and chauffeuring the kids, take a few minutes to check out the most popular Sensible Homeschool posts from this year and all time!
Kids in first, second, or third grade are at such a fun age! They’re still young enough to be intrigued by a lot of things. But they’re older and much more capable than they were just a few short years ago.
We can use this innate curiosity and increased capability to our advantage as home educators.
There are two different types of planning that are important in homeschooling. They are…
…“Big Picture Planning” and “Detailed Planning”.
The Big Picture Plan is a zoomed-out view of our kids’ entire education. All the subjects. All the years. Everything from ABC and 123 up through high school graduation.
