Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats Over the last six weeks, I've been reevaluating our homeschool. At the turn of the year, I found myself more than ready for a do over. So, I set my sights on an extreme homeschool makeover. We've made some great progress. …
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Teaching Young Kids to Clean
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A few weeks ago I confessed that the once-a-month cleaning system I had used for a while was no longer working for me. I mentioned that I wanted to find and implement a method that would allow my children (ages six, …
How to Feed The Kids (and Still Have A Life)
Contributor Amida writes for Journey Into Unschooling. One of my biggest challenges when it comes to homeschooling is not the schooling itself but the fact that we are always home -- and hungry. Because we are home the majority of the day, mealtime -- and hence meal prep -- takes up a huge …
Confessions of a Once a Month Cleaning Dropout
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom Well, now. This is awkward. (Kidding--kind of.) You see, one day over nine months ago I had no idea what to write about for an upcoming post. Brilliant thoughts seemed scarce to come by, and I eventually decided to share …
Summer School: A Time for Skills Training
Written by contributor Kris of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers Summer. A time for swimming, sleeping in, watching a little more TV, reading a few more books, cook-outs and family vacations. In short, summer typically offers a more relaxed schedule and a little more free time. Even if you …