Time Spent On School

I’ve seen several graphics on social media on how much time (on average) children spend by grade/age doing their school work in a homeschool environment (like the one above). In our experience this seems pretty accurate if you include the core subjects, but doesn’t include the time we spend throughout the day reading aloud, playingContinue

Transition from Virtual Learning to Homeschool this Fall

If disgruntled by technical difficulties, concerned about extended screen time for your young child, or lack of flexibility has you reconsidering distance learning this fall, then you’re in good company. More than 10 million families plan to homeschool this year, 3 times more than the same time last year when approx. 3-4 million homeschoolers nationwideContinue

First Days of School

We are on Day 10 of our 2020-2021 Homeschool Year. We’d planned to homeschool this fall prior to Covid, and when schools closed down in the spring, we just moved our timeline up and began right away. I didn’t want our son doing distance learning or sitting in front of a computer screen at hisContinue

The Beginning

I’ve started and planned this blog for quite some time. I’ve mulled it over in my mind, what I’d like to share, but more importantly what I hope to learn. I was in the car listening to a For the Love podcast with Jen Hatmaker and Jodi Picoult a couple of years ago, and sheContinue