3 places to find free and complete homeschooling curriculum

Providing a good education for our children does not have to be expensive! Old Fashioned Education uses classic literature and other resources that can be found almost entirely for free online. Ambleside Online utilizes the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling for kids through grade 12. Some of the books on the book lists are not [...]

3 Scripture memory resources

We’re on a quest in our house to memorize more Scripture. Recently, we’ve found some music specifically for this purpose and I’m always amazed at how easy it is to learn something when it’s put to music. Our kids have made it a habit of belting out Bible verses while doing the dishes. I love [...]

School days

Alright friends, there’s much going on in this house of ours. The most exciting (and time-consuming) has been the start of school last week for the oldest two and the start of preschool for #3 tomorrow! Whew! There’s a lot to keep track of! OK, about our school. I’m very stoked about it and I [...]

How to know what to teach, or, what I want my children to know

How do you know what to teach? This has got to be one of the most common questions I get from people who find out we homeschool. It was also one of my biggest questions when we pulled our daughter out of public school in 2006.  I had no idea where to start. Curriculum choices [...]

Are you a parent?

I homeschool…but there’s a part of me that hates to admit it.  I hate to admit it not because I’m ashamed but because a lot of people automatically put me in a box.  And often the box is marked “weird.” The bottom line is, parents are responsible for educating their children.  Schools are not responsible, [...]

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