Escaping the Inside Classroom

“Escaping the inside classroom,” could I really have said that? Yes, and I meant it too!This time of year, people get restless for outside, are easily distracted, and attention spans can begin to diminish. So, why not take advantage of the season, up your homeschool game, and take advantage of the out-of doors? Have you […]

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How I Overcame…

Do you know what you are having for dinner tonight? Having a plan helps you avoid the “hangries!” When we wait until we are hungry we are more likely to just try to stop the hungry feeling, than prepare a nutritious meal. Through a recent Ditch the Stress Invitation, on our Mentoring Our Own Facebook group, […]

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Are You Feeling in Need of Refreshing?

Are you feeling refreshed??? Has winter been long and have you felt cooped up in the house? This has been a stressful time for most of the world, due to the worldwide pandemic quarantines, lockdowns, and shelter-in-place edicts. Now that winter is over and states are opening up, it is time to spring into action […]

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The Spring Kitchen

Yay, it is spring! Have you ever noticed which vegetables come into season in the spring? Spring vegetables are lettuces, spinach, kale, cabbage, collards, peas, etc. These are the cool weather crops that seem to get sweeter with a dust of snow. They are hardy for the weather. Whether you are buying them each week […]

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Nature Notebooks~ Where Science, Art, and Literature Meet

The British educator, Charlotte Mason, taught the concept of nature studies and keeping of nature notebooks or journals. Nature studies and nature notebooks are the perfect medium for project based and interest led learning. The nature notebooks combine three traditional kinds of record keeping all in one place. This makes nature notebooks a wonderful place […]

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A “Prove It,” Paper Trail

Teens have lots of choices to make.One choice can be to prepare for college. Many people mistakenly believe that the only way to prepare for college is by taking high school classes, either in a brick and mortar classroom or via an online virtual classroom. Some are discovering concurrent enrollment, enrolling in college classes during […]

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Thirty Minute Miracle

Do you struggle with finding a system to clean your home? This one thing does not require a binder or huge complex tracking system, is easy to implement, and can be done in thirty minutes, starting now! The Thirty Minute Miracle will Change Your Life!

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9 Ways to Teach Geography

Recently, I visited an online Facebook group where this question was asked, “I’m wondering what great books/resources you all have found to help with learning World Geography.“I love geography and have loved it since I was a young child. This love probably comes from traveling across a vast continent in our aqua blue Ford convertible, […]

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MOO nCOVID-19 Relief Response

March sure has roared in like a lion in 2020! To all of you who are unexpectedly new to homeschooling and those who are in the trenches, I want you to know that I understand. I have been there where you are now.Many years ago, I too, unexpectedly and abruptly came to homeschooling. I had great […]

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The Family Recital

This is picture was taken of my oldest daughter, in about 1984. She could not really play the piano yet, but I was letting her develop a love for the piano and music. She eventually took piano lessons and then violin lessons. As she grew we also home schooled. We would learn, memorize, make, etc. […]

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