by Jaimi Erickson | Jul 17, 2024 | quick tip
In the past few years, homeschooling and self-education have become more popular ways to learn. As more families choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons, such as unhappiness with public schools or the need for flexibility with their schedules, self-education...
by Jaimi Erickson | Feb 5, 2024 | parenting
Starting the journey of homeschooling can be both exciting and scary. Especially for parents who are considering this educational path for the first time. It can make you nervous. The decision to homeschool often comes with a bunch of concerns. From curriculum choices...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jan 18, 2024 | parenting
Guest Author: Melissa Muir of Melissa Is Teaching Our homeschool values keep us grounded when making decisions about curriculum, scheduling, and budgeting each year. These will definitely differ from family to family, but will most likely change from year to year in...
by Jaimi Erickson | Jan 17, 2024 | activities
Exploring geology for kids is a homeschool geology unit for a range of ages. The activities cover grades kindergarten through middle school. Focusing on hands-on exploration of topics in geology, my children really had fun learning while retaining a lot of knowledge...
by Jaimi Erickson | Aug 10, 2023 | organization
With my husband working long days and odd hours in his military job, all of the parenting was my job. It was a season to assess the imbalance in our home and homeschool. How to balance homeschooling with the rest of the household tasks is a learned experience. These...