Family Tips and Parenting
Inside Our Homeschool… Working Mom, Homeschool Dad
Take a peek inside our homeschool and see a serious partnership with a full time working mom and a stay-at-home homeschool dad. Yep! Though I help our homeschool by supporting it financially, keeping the house clean (ish), and teaching reading after work hours… my beard growing, plaid wearing, firewood chopping husband is the primary caregiver and teacher of our 4 young children.
Inside Our Homeschool… Starting to Homeschool Again After a Loss
We’ve learned to navigate the tough waters of grief and growth while learning from home.
Losing my husband in 2019, going from a family of five to a family of four, has been a world of adjustment. Grief is an insanely heavy weight to carry. That’s what I remember the most about all of it in the beginning, the weight of reality.
4 Life Skills for Teens to Teach in your Homeschool
The closer I get to launching my kids into the world as adults the more I am motivated to make sure life skills for teens is a part of our homeschool in an intentional way. With Outside the Box kids learning can happen at a different pace than their peers, but eventually they need all the same skills. We make teaching in the moment a priority and include them in discussions when we can.
Inside Our Homeschool… with Jewish Curriculum
the fact that we are a Jewish homeschool family differentiates us the most because there are very few Jewish homeschoolers. In fact, I helped create the very first Jewish homeschool curriculum, Ani VeAmi, which means “I and my people.”
Inside Our Homeschool… On A Multi-Family Farm
One of the best things about homeschooling on a farm is that we are able to learn in so many different ways and places. For example, one of our favorite subjects is gardening. We love getting our hands dirty and learning about where our food comes from. Plus, it’s a great way to get some exercise!
Trekking Through History for your next Family Board Game Night
Trekking Through History is an educational game that lets us review our world history in a fun new way as we strategize and compete to build timelines of world history.
Inside Our Homeschool… Learning Outside and On the Go
You don’t have to use a textbook to teach kids about landforms and geography in the United States. Just start right where you are homeschooling outside. We don’t have mountains, or glaciers, or massive waterfalls nearby, but we do have some pretty neat stuff.
Inside Our Homeschool… Delight-Driven Learning With Only One Child
Homeschooling an only child is a unique journey, but one that we wouldn’t trade for the world! We love our little family of three and the freedom and joy that homeschooling has given us.
Timberdoodle 4th Grade Teaches Strategy and Logic with Quixo
we need to find more games for 2-4 players, games that don’t require our whole family to play. Quixo is this type of game, which made it a great fit
Motivate Your Child to Read by Making Reading a Family Experience
It’s something I have had to think about because I don’t offer sticker charts and rewards for daily reading, but my kids are always reading. Our library rule (“you can only check out what you can carry”) was made for a reason.
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