Lets Talk Homeschool

Sorry, I know Dr. Phil says that, and I don’t much care for talk shows, but it always made me laugh when he said that.  In case you were wondering how my 4 weeks on 1 week off plan is working I thought I’d update you!
This is the second grouping of 4 weeks on and [...]

This year we are doing something we’ve always “planned” to do, but has never panned out.  That is, we are schooling 4 weeks on, 1 week off*.

The plan is that approximately every 4 weeks I will take one week to plan out the next four weeks.  I began working on that today and let me [...]

Yes.
I am.
I am THAT Mom.
The one that let’s her kids follow every rabbit trail they can come up.
The one that encourages their creativity.
The one that allows them to turn couches around, build tents in the living room and run the snow barefoot because they want to see what it feels like.
So while studying meteorology it [...]

I know, WHAT a corny title! But I can’t help it.
We typically school year round, meaning we take breaks as we deem them necessary and often have a huge sign on the front door which states “School is in Session” (unfortunately that sign is often ignored and the doorbell rings a.lot.). For the [...]