Without my purple clipboard, I’d be lost. It’s one of those clipboards that doubles as a folder and I keep all our homeschool plans inside. It’s my roadmap to our homeschool week and without it we are toast! It’s one of the planning tools I use to keep our homeschool trucking along.
My oldest has been spending the whole year writing her first novel for this writing program this year. While writing a book sounds overwhelming,One Year Adventure Novel breaks it down into bite size weekly assignments.
For Autistic students finding ways to motivate them with their interests is key to them wanting to participate. For both of these types of students, using Minecraft in our homeschool lessons is the answer!
Teach by Dennis Dinoia, also known as Mr D, from Mr D Math which gave me ideas on how to teach my kids to become more independent in their learning. It was also encouraging to me to read how some of what we were already doing was successful for others as well, even in traditional classrooms.
My oldest is barely into the high school years in our homeschool but college is already on their mind and ours. We are starting a discussion about which of their interests could lead to different careers and what will be needed on a transcript. Behind the scenes, Dad and I are thinking about the financials of it as well.
