Homeschooling and living on a tight budget sometimes conflict. There just aren’t a lot of great “sales” on curriculum. There aren’t curriculum mega-stores offering 20% off all Language Arts on Fridays, or buy-one, get one free deals for math manipulatives. Have you ever BOUGHT math manipulatives?! They are what I consider to be a good investment. […]
Homeschooling 8th Grade: Use This Year to Fill Gaps
8th grade is the last chance for filling in gaps. High school is about to happen and this stuff is getting real! My son is very much looking forward to being a high schooler. Not that it changes much for him here at home. This year is all about getting him ready for a high school […]
Civil Air Patrol Partners with Homeschoolers
I wrote a post a couple of years ago about the Civil Air Patrol and homeschooling. CAP is a fantastic junior military program for students ages 13+ interested in possibly going into the service after high school. I received an email this week from the Director of Aerospace Education, Washington State Wing of CAP explaining […]
Non-Traditional High School Literature: MovieLit
Finding non-traditional high school literature studies is not easy. You know I’m always searching for ways to adjust curriculum for my son. His Autism forces me to be flexible and creative, or at least find resources that are. Literature and writing are his areas of biggest struggle. We incorporate media so that he can be […]
Last Year Homeschooling
This will be our last year homeschooling. UPDATE 5/1/16: This post was part of my over the top, never-been-this-bad yearly Homeschool Mom Meltdown. We will continue homeschooling. Things will change a little for next year but that part will not change. Just so ya know. I have just about reached the end. The end […]