On Call All Day? 

Encouragement

You can take off your teacher’s hat by Rebecca Kocsis Being a homeschool parent is a tall order. Any parent wears many hats: chauffeur, chef, cleaner, counselor, financial manager, and so on. Then add full-time educator to the list. Yes, it’s a tall order.  As the...

When You Feel Alone (and You Will)

Encouragement

by Deb Wuehler, The Old Schoolhouse No matter how long you have been homeschooling, there will be seasons where you feel alone. No matter how many people are around you, or how much or how little support you have, you may have a season or two of feeling alone.  There...

It’s Fall Y’All

Curriculum, Field Trips, Holidays, Planning

by Katie Julius Whether or not California, especially Southern California, actually has “fall” in the traditional sense is up for debate. But, don’t let our unseasonably warm weather this time of year stop you from enjoying some fun fall activities across the Golden...

The Best Laid Plans

Encouragement

by Katie Julius You’ve spent all summer researching your curriculum, planning, praying. The day has finally arrived. You take your excited kids out to the porch or the yard for the obligatory “First Day” photos. Maybe you have a cute sign you’ve made or purchased that...

My Favorite Homeschool Schedule

Planning

by Rebecca Kocsis In our many years of homeschooling, we tried several different schedules. Year by year our family dynamics changed, so every year looked a little different. Still for many years, ours was a pretty dyed-in-the-wool homeschool family with a pretty...