Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Am I the only parent to whom the word "no" just seems to roll off the tongue? I don't understand why, but my natural tendency is to say no first and think about yes later. This is sometimes legitimate--maybe I'm not …
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Stopping What You’ve Started
Written by contributor Amida of Journey Into Unschooling Recently, my kids wrapped up their science lesson from the previous weeks. They had a little mad science action going on as they mixed different substances to see if there was a reaction, both with specific combinations and ones of their …
Back to Basics: Keeping School Simple
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: As we start to head into the holiday season, it's good to remember how to scale back in our homeschool--how to remember the most important things and let go of the rest. This post originally published …
3 Things to Do When Plans Don’t Follow the Plan
Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats. I'm a fairly academically-minded homeschooler. It could be the former public school teacher in me. It could be my big head. But I like to know that my kids are making progress through their curriculum. I like to know that …