Good question! For every season it looks different. Homeschooling changes as kids grow. Here is how our homeschooling world changed over time: Elmo Board books Play food Cherrios Playdough Magnetic Letters Wooden Blocks Storybooks Crayons Counting Safety Scissors Legos Chores Bible Stories Nature Walks Library Trips Addition Flash Cards Puzzles Worksheets Skits Zoo Visits First… [Continue Reading]
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Baby Homeschool 101
As a mom of four children ages 22, 19, 17 and 16 months I figured out I’m going to homeschooling for 35 years! That’s a long time to be thinking about lesson plans and fun, educational learning. But this “second time around” I’ve discovered it’s never to early to start homeschooling. The first time around,… [Continue Reading]
Follow Your Dreams, Mom
When I first started homeschooling my three kids (ages 6, 3, and 1) in 1995, I thought my life from that moment would always be about homeschooling. I pictured all of my time (or at least most of it) shaping my children’s education. I scheduled my day in 15-minute increments and did my best to… [Continue Reading]
What is your BEST homeschooling tip?
What bit of advice, book, curriculum, field trip, resource are you fired up about? Please share it with us! Share it as a comment in this post and you could win a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine! I’ll be giving THREE one-year subscriptions away. Thank you, The Old Schoolhouse, for your generous gift to… [Continue Reading]
Time Management 101, Friends and Family
I posted this series in December of 07 … for the most part I’m still practicing my own advice. What a novel concept! 🙂 I get TONS of requests on info on how I do everything, so … I’m sharing a few Time Management tips for balancing family, hubby, life, job, friends, house, etc. Basically… [Continue Reading]
The winds swept in with some exciting experiences…
A debriefing of my fall so far and a call to enjoy your family!As fall has brought gold and red to Montana, the winds swept in some exciting experiences. First, I hit the road for Indiana, speaking at a fundraising luncheon for Hope House … an amazing home for teen moms. That was followed by… [Continue Reading]
Ask Tricia–Homeschooling
This question is from Brandon: Q: My wife and I are looking into homeschooling our daughter, I’m just trying to do my homework before I make a decision. How long have you been homeschooling? I’ve been homeschooling for fourteen years … ever since my oldest son Cory was in preschool. Do you like it…I’m assuming… [Continue Reading]
Cory is graduating today!
Today my son Cory is graduating from High School. He did it! And as a homeschooling mom … I did it! Congratulations Cory. We love you!!! Joshua 1:9 …Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (NIV) To accomplish… [Continue Reading]
An emotional last few days.
First, it was the rehearsal dinner for Cory’s best bud Zach. Zach has been like one of our kids for as long as I can remember. I helped to homeschool him for a few years and I can’t believe he’s getting married! I’m doing all the bouquets tomorrow and I’m excited, but wasn’t it just… [Continue Reading]
Ask and you may receive…
Lately in addition to balancing writing, homeschool, baby care, and life … I’ve also been planning a missions’ trip to the Czech Republic. Yesterday I heard amazing news. It’s so exciting, and well … I’m just going to have to fill you in. Here’s the story: I’ve visited the Czech Republic twice–once in 2000 and… [Continue Reading]
Confirmations…
I love getting fun confirmations that God is at work. A few weeks ago, I taught at “Writing Club.” I teach writing to homeschoolers once a month and they LOVE it. They were saying they wish I did it every week! (One kid said every day. 🙂 Some of those kids have been meeting monthly… [Continue Reading]