My weekly emails encourage homeschool moms in teaching young children at home with practical tips for real-life homeschooling. Get ideas for simple, engaging, and effective teaching strategies. PLUS tons of short & sweet learning songs... I wrote the only homeschool memory work program that is 100% set to song and homeschooling families with K-5 kiddos LOVE it!
Winter Blues & HomeschoolingI had an email with tips for teaching math all queued up and ready to send, but the winter blues were on my heart and mind. I’ve felt pretty stir crazy lately. It’s almost spring, but not quite. We’ve traveled a bit, which provides for nice breaks, but it’s hard to get motivated after a week of vacation. The curriculum feels boring at this point in the year and we’re all feelings on top of each other inside all the time. Maybe you can relate? |
There’s a bit of trudging through to be done, and that can be a good thing. It’s a good chance to remind ourselves to rejoice in the Lord always! To choose contentment in every circumstance. To fix our eyes upon Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. To do all our work heartily as unto the Lord, and to do everything without grumbling. (And to speak these truths to our children in grace & love.) A few not-very-complicated changes we're trying are:
"Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up." - Galatians 6:9 How are you feeling about homeschool these days? xo, Renee |
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My weekly emails encourage homeschool moms in teaching young children at home with practical tips for real-life homeschooling. Get ideas for simple, engaging, and effective teaching strategies. PLUS tons of short & sweet learning songs... I wrote the only homeschool memory work program that is 100% set to song and homeschooling families with K-5 kiddos LOVE it!
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?...
Everyday Homeschool is Live! I've done several interviews for my new podcast... every single one has left me feeling inspired and encouraged! And I'm so excited to be sharing them with you. I couldn't pick which episodes to share first, so I released four! 😊 Episode 001: Welcome Episode 002: Creating Great Thinkers, Writers, and Fort Builders with Andrew Pudewa Episode 003: Music Appreciation & Reflections After Graduation with Mary Prather Episode 004: Ohhh, you homeschool....?! Listen on...
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...