Category Archives: General Homeschool
Grammar of Poetry – Flash Sale
- Posted by Kristen
- on Feb, 12, 2015
- in Curriculum Talk
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Save 20% off the Grammar of Poetry Bundle February 12-14 only! Use coupon code LOVE20 Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Are you like me and already looking for next year’s curriculum? Or maybe you need something new this winter to perk up your homeschool. There’s a special right now on the Grammar of Poetry […]
Read MoreMissing Art? Tips for Adding Art into Your Homeschool
- Posted by Kristen
- on Jan, 26, 2015
- in How We Homeschool
- Blog 1 Comment.

Disclosure: Post contains affiliate links. This week’s topic for the Virtual Curriculum Fair is Seeking Beauty: The Arts. Our hosts areSusan @ Homeschooling Hearts & Minds and Lisa @ Golden Grasses. Even though I’ve participated in the Virtual Curriculum Fair for several years, I have never written on this topic. The simple reason is that I have […]
Read MoreUnschooling Science
- Posted by Kristen
- on Jan, 10, 2015
- in How We Homeschool
- Blog 3 Comments.

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of the links, I will receive a small commission. This week we’re talking about Math and Science in the Virtual Curriculum Fair hosted by Susan @ Homeschooling Hearts & Minds and Laura @ Day by Day in Our World. I’ve spent an interesting couple of hours going […]
Read MoreTeaching Reading at Home: A Tale of 5 Readers
- Posted by Kristen
- on Jan, 03, 2015
- in How We Homeschool
- Blog 2 Comments.

Other than answering the dreaded socialization question, teaching reading at home may be the scariest thing for a new homeschooler. This week’s Virtual Curriculum Fair topic is Loving Language Arts and is co-hosted by Susan @ Homeschooling Hearts & Minds and Chareen @ Every Bed of Roses. You can read other posts about reading as well as […]
Read MoreUnpinnable – No Projects in Homeschool
- Posted by Kristen
- on Dec, 19, 2014
- in How We Homeschool
- Blog No Comments.

Once upon a time, I posted weekly updates on our homeschool. And there were some pretty fun projects to mention. We made lapbooks, models, and lots of other creative projects. All that was before Pinterest. Photo credit – akemp42 Now our homeschool is not very pinnable. And as a result, I’ve felt it was […]
Refueling for the New School Year – An UPDATED Approach
- Posted by Kristen
- on Jul, 19, 2014
- in Planning
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We’re gearing up to start our 12th year of homeschooling. Or maybe I should say, I should be gearing up. I have purchased all our curriculum. It’s waiting on the shelf. And waiting. But I have not felt like starting to plan. I’ve enjoyed taking the summer off, and it’s hard for me to admit that […]
Read MoreExperience History Through Music by Diana Waring
- Posted by Kristen
- on Jul, 03, 2014
- in Curriculum Talk
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It’s summer. We don’t have to do school, right? Maybe not officially, but I like to make sure we’re still learning. Recently, I’ve had a great opportunity to sneak a little history into my family’s day. Experience History Through Music I don’t know if your kids are like mine, but I cannot watch a video or […]
Read MoreThird Grade Curriculum Choices
- Posted by Kristen
- on Jun, 19, 2014
- in Curriculum Talk
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Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. It is hard for me to believe that my baby girl will be in the 3rd grade this fall! Lizzie is, for the most part, a cooperative student. She grasps new concepts quickly, and she doesn’t mind writing things down. She liked having her own school desk in the […]
Read MoreThoughts on Homeschool Kindergarten Curriculum
- Posted by Kristen
- on Jun, 06, 2014
- in Curriculum Talk
- Blog 2 Comments.

I had the opportunity to talk with a friend at church who will be beginning to homeschool her oldest son for kindergarten this fall. She was interested in hearing my recommendations for homeschool kindergarten curriculum. In my opinion, kindergarten should be kept simple. For formal school I recommend phonics, handwriting, and math. This conversation occurred […]
Read MoreFreedom from Distraction
- Posted by Kristen
- on May, 28, 2014
- in Planning
- Blog 1 Comment.

Distraction As I set my goals this year, I started by thinking about some of what I had been struggling with during the previous year. I was frazzled. I felt pulled in all directions. I lacked focus. I wasn’t paying enough attention to any of my children during “school time”. I was exhausted. I determined that there were […]
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