I've been thinking a lot about how to describe daily homeschool life to newer homeschooling parents... one of the most common questions I get is: "If it doesn't look like school, what does it look like? What do you do? How do you structure it?" Anchors. Rhythms. Things that happen on a regular basis that are carefully chosen for your individual family and season of life. Things that always happen. (And by always, I mean most of the time. 😂) What anchors are in your days, weeks, and months?...

Happy Friday! A few links to share with you today. That is all 😊 Happy Homeschooling, -Renee Open and Go? Some thoughts on curriculum that claims to be "open and go," and how to modify it when it's not working for your kiddo. Read article Word Play Books The Circus Ship, The 7 Silly Eaters, Casey at the Bat... 20 picture books that play with words that your kids ages 4-11 will laugh at and love. Get the List Coming Monday! Join the facebook launch group to be entered in a books + coffee...

It's That Time of Year Where we worry that we're not on pace to make it or finish in time or cover it all... or [insert your fear about your kids' progress or lack there of.] I'm going to say something very controversial in the homeschool world. It might ruffle your feathers. You might vehemently disagree. (That's okay; we can still be friends.) You do not need to finish scripted curriculum with 150 lessons taught 4-5 days per week to give your kids a world-class education at home. 😲 I would...