It’s the most frequent question in homeschool circles: how can we balance homeschool and life? Can my kids get a meaningful education and still have time for play, exploration, and housework?
Yes, you can!
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How to Thrive while Homeschooling with ADHD
We live and breathe ADHD in this house. Here are the tips and tools we’ve learned to thrive while homeschooling with ADHD!
Read moreSimple Homeschool Record Keeping {When Organization isn’t Your Thing}
Every year I wasted hours searching for papers in desks, folders, and our storage ottoman. There were tests my kids never got credit for because I couldn’t find them when it was time to average grades!
When my third son started high school, I decided it was time to get my act together. But this mama can’t even keep an attendance sheet.
Whatever I did, it needed to be dead simple. And this system is exactly that.
The Great Homeschool Writing vs Narration Debate
Narration, questions with written answers, and questions with oral answers all build different skills; so it’s important to use all three approaches, rather than using one to the exclusion of the others.
Still, we need to understand what each approach really means so we can use each one well.
How To Make Memoria Press Work For You: Homeschool Grade Levels
Boxed curriculums are a mixed blessing. Those pre-assembled packages and lesson plans make it so easy to choose each year’s materials. But they also bring out the grade level monster. If a book is in the 4th grade package, and we use it in 6th grade, we assume our child is behind.
Here’s how we make Memoria Press for work us when it comes to homeschool grade levels!