I purchased our ALEX drawer units several years ago when we were short on space, and they’ve really been useful for keeping us organized over the years. Today I want to share how we use them to keep our homeschool materials organized and tucked away within our living room. Each of the units…
Back To School ’22
I can’t believe it’s already time for back to school! Hayden is starting her second year at a local middle school (which started a few days earlier than we started our first day back to homeschooling) and the youngest five will be homeschooled again this year! An exciting new change for us this year however,…
Review: “Our 50 States” by Notgrass History
We are nearly to the end of our lessons with Notgrass History‘s Our 50 States, and it has been an amazing course. We have absolutely loved this curriculum, and it has been the most engaging history course we’ve ever tried! The kids get so excited each time we sit down for a lesson! I am…
A Reason For Curriculum Review & Video Flip Through
We are wrapping up our first year partnering with A Reason For, and are excited to be working with them again for the coming school year! We have loved using this curriculum for handwriting and science this past school year, and intend on using ARF for these subjects again. This year we will are also…
First Day of School 2021
It’s officially our first day of school!! Hayden is off to middle school, which will make for her first day ever of “traditional” school. We are very excited for all the ways we think this will be a good fit for her, but that’s for a future post. My other 5 are staying home with…
Easter ’21 + Lesson Cards Resource
He is Risen! ? Happy Easter!! We were able to spend some wonderful time with family this weekend, and I’m so glad we were able to celebrate properly this year! I’m also grateful for a new month, and lots of Spring days ahead! I didn’t really have any specific Easter lessons planned,…
How To Build A Homeschool Library
Since we started having children, before we even knew for sure if we were going to homeschool, it has been a goal of mine to build a home library for our family. I know that that public libraries are free(ish) and that there are plenty of apps with books – we still use both! But…
Back To Homeschool 2020
It’s officially our first day back to homeschooling!! This will be my first year doing all six kiddos (though honestly, it’s not like I’ll be requiring much of the 3-year-olds.) It’s crazy how quickly they’re growing and it has been such a blessing to watch them learn more and more each year. I’m definitely feeling…
Do I Need A Dedicated Homeschool Space?
One of the questions I see being discussed fairly frequently in my homeschool groups (and especially now that schooling is starting again for many) is the topic of how much, if any space should be dedicated to homeschooling. Obviously not everyone even has the option to set aside an entire room just to homeschool, but…
How Do I Choose A Homeschool Curriculum?
One of the most overwhelming parts when we first started homeschooling, was choosing what materials to use. “Where do I even start to find my options?” “Which one is the best though!?” Maybe you’re not like me, but I can sometimes get a lot of anxiety over making the one, single, obviously perfect choice with…