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Watch the “we are homeschoolers” project short film
For World Homeschooler’s Day 2022, I co-created The “We are Homeschoolers’ Project with over one hundred homeschool families to show the beautiful spectrum of backgrounds and cultures within...

Catch Me on These Amazing Podcasts!
Over the years, I've been on various podcasts hosted by awesome homeschool moms. I always enjoy speaking with other homeschool moms who are also passionate about sharing stories of homeschoolers...

Homeschooling Has Changed, & So Have the Homeschoolers | A Call to Action
Watch The "We are Homeschoolers" Project short film now! Is this what all homeschool moms and families look like? It looks like it from what's shared as "funny" memes and the "typical" homeschool...

Work-from-Home, Homeschool Mom Morning Routine | Winter 2021
Having a routine is essential for a successful homeschooling experience. However, creating one that’s more nourishing than depleting takes time, effort, and a willingness to “fail” before...

Homeschool Curriculum Choices and Daily Schedule | Winter 2021
This post contains affiliate links. View my full affiliate disclaimer here. After three weeks of a planned break and one week of an unplanned break (aka all of us being sick - ugh,)...

TruFluency Kids Spanish Immersion Online Classes | Review
This is sponsored post on behalf of TruFluency Kids Spanish Immersion Online School. I received access to two classes in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. All opinions are my own. ...

Homeschool Through High School & Beyond: One Family’s Journey
Words by: Pat Fenner When we started homeschooling “back in the day,” my plan was to educate the kiddos all the way… to high school. Then, we’d enroll them back in the system that could...

Is Your Homeschooled Child Learning? Ask This Simple Question
Words by: Chelsea Silva Between my life as a homeschool student and a homeschool parent (albeit a brand new one,) I started a career as a public school elementary teacher. As a new teacher, I tended...

How to Homeschool Multiple Children Using One Curriculum
Words by: Heather Esterday We make artificial distinctions based on age because that is what the public school model shows us. Homeschoolers are not immune to this. Eight years ago, I planned...

Homeschool Curriculum Choices and Daily Schedule | Fall 2021
This post contains affiliate links. View my full affiliate disclaimer here. It has been almost two years since I shared our curriculum choices and homeschool schedule, which wasn’t the...

Finding Your Rhythm: The Background Music to Homeschooling
Words by: Tromila Maile Background music sets the tone for the evening. Johann Sebastian Bach engenders a serious and pensive atmosphere while the musical group, The Temptations, inspires dancing...

A Foot in Both Worlds: How Our Family Balances Homeschooling and Public School
Words by: Lindsay Hufford It's a tremendous understatement to say the last two years have held staggering amounts of change for families across the world. We have learned what it's like to live...

What No One Tells Black Parents About Homeschool Curriculum
Words by: Victoria Jones This is a sponsored blog post. A version of this article originally appeared on Curriculum and Culture. If you’re a Black parent reading this post, you are probably...

It’s Time to Celebrate Homeschoolers! Learn about World Homeschooler’s Day
The idea for World Homeschooler's Day came from asking a simple question: Why are homeschool-related holidays and events always faith-based, focused on homeschooling's nuts and bolts, and only...

The Homeschooling Community Isn’t A Monolith. It’s Time to Rethink Who Homeschoolers Really Are
White. Christian. Rural. Financially well-off. Heterosexual. Married with many children. Neurotypical. College-educated. Stay-at-home, soccer moms. American. Conservative. Organized and scheduled...

15 Awesome Read Alouds for Preschoolers
Last week, I shared my favorite books to read aloud for ages 6 to 10, and, as promised, I'm now sharing my favorites for littler kiddos between the ages of 3 and 5. This age can be tricky when it...

My Favorite Read Alouds for Ages 6-10
Over my years of motherhood and homeschooling, I've read a lot of books aloud. Like... A LOT. Though, some just stand out as ones both me and the children enjoyed and remember. On Instagram, I was...

4 Nature-Inspired Blog Posts to Get You Outside This Winter
After several 70+ degree days here in Michigan, it's beginning to finally feel like fall, which means that winter is right around the corner. I love this time of year, especially when the leaves...
Homeschooling In Less Than 10 Hours a Week? How I’m Getting It Done & You Can, Too
If you've been around for a while, you'll know that we've been on a four-day homeschool week for years, and it has worked very well. Four days of formal learning helped me check off the "must learn...
Why Representation Matters | A Muslim Mother’s Perspective {Guest Post}
Words by: Mahreen Abid Ibn Batutta & Zheng He: World Explorers Al-Zahrawi: Revolutionizer of Surgical tools Ibn Al-Nafis: First to describe the blood circulatory system Queen Amina of Zaria:...
How One Family Embraced Frugality, Tech, and Minimalism to Freeschool On the Road
Words by: Jessica Sarchett Five years ago we were ready for a new adventure. We’d spent almost a decade raising our kids on one-income in San Francisco, one of the most expensive cities to live in...
4 Ways a Homeschooling Mom of 12 “Balances” It All {Guest Post}
Words by: Tanyell Cole “WHAT?!” “Are you serious?” “...and you homeschool?” “I don’t know how you do it.” “You are a superwoman.” These are the typical responses I get...
Why the Homeschooling Community Can’t Save the Day
By and large, most would say that the homeschooling community is a very generous, supportive, welcoming, and helpful group of families. We willingly give of our time, wisdom, knowledge, and...
Yes, Black Homeschool Moms Need Our Own Homeschool Groups {Guest Post}
Words by: KayCee Hendrix When you’re a Black family at the beginning of your homeschool journey, you’re usually lost and looking for a village. This is where Facebook homeschool groups come...

White Homeschoolers: We Need to Talk About Racism | A White, Homeschooling Mother Speaks
Words by: Lindsay Hufford A few months ago, one of my favorite homeschooling accounts on Instagram, Homeschooling Unrefined, shared a quote from author Morgan Jerkins. The image declared,...
Forget Age-Appropriate Chore Lists! Use Your Intuition Instead
The last time I shared anything about having the children do chores was in 2018, and, honestly, not too much had changed until recently. I'll admit that back then, I had high (and somewhat...
Want to Keep Up With Field Trips & Extracurricular Activities? Here's a List of Alternative Activities for Suddenly Homebound Homeschoolers
For families who homeschooled before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we know that even though we're used to being at home with our children, we're also in uncharted territory. The label of being a...
How Using a Monthly Meal Plan Has Made Our Homeschool Days Easier
When it comes to homeschooling, the focus tends to be on the the actual "schooling" part. You know, the lesson plans, curriculum choices, read aloud selections, hands-on activities, and the like....

The Most Kid-Friendly Nature Trails in Metro Detroit (For Winter & Beyond)
A few blog posts back, I shared that we were participating in the 1000 Hours Outside challenge this year, and to encourage other local homeschoolers to do the same, I thought I'd share some of the...
Our Simplified, Daily Homeschool Schedule (Winter 2020)
Happy New Year, friends! We're more than half way through January, and I can't even. Why is time flying by so fast?! I hope your month has been going well. Ours had a ROUGH start with dealing with...

Why I Don’t Use Nature Study in My Homeschool (& What I Do Instead)
Anytime nature is mentioned in homeschooling, the conversation goes directly to very formal and structured things, such as nature study, journals, classes, nature-based books and guides, and the...

3 Unexpected Ways Homeschooling Changed My Life, & Why I Give Thanks
Thanksgiving is this week, and gratitude for homeschooling has been heavily on my mind. Our days seem to fly by, and I can see how the years with my children are doing the same. It's bittersweet....

20+ Homeschool Field Trips to Take in the Winter
*Sings in my Bobby Womack voice* When it's cold OUTSIIIIIDDDEEEE, GIRLLLLLL... *record scratches* you just want to stay in the house, don't you? I know. But, you know that I know that the kids...
My Favorite Homeschool Mamas to Watch on YouTube
When I was stepping into our homeschool journey, YouTube was one of the first places that gave me a realistic view of how everyday homeschooling families did it. While I started watching for the...
8 Picture Books Featuring African-American Female Scientists (That Kept My Little Kids’ Attention)
We go to the library each week, and I'm always on the lookout for picture books with stories featuring multicultural characters to read to my two younger children, ages seven and four. In the past...
Our Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 Curriculum Choices
Heeeeeeyyyy, friends! I'm such a bad blogger. I know. I know! It's so hard to sit down and write a blog post because I usually write my day-to-day happenings over on Instagram. But, that's no...
Our 2019 Homeschool Schedule + Curriculum Choices + Room Tour
Happy New Year, friends! I hope you've enjoyed the first week of 2019, and you've taken time to reflect on your successes and "failures" (or opportunities, as I like to call them) 2018 offered you....

Time to Decolonize Your Bookshelf | 13 Book Sellers to Help Rebuild Your Children’s Home Library
When it comes to children's books, representation matters. All children benefit from seeing diverse characters, however there is a gap in what's being published as well as who is writing the...

Top 5 Metro Detroit Family Memberships That Are Worth Your Money
Finding fun and educational things to do with the kids is always a top priority for me. My children are hands-on learners who love to be out in the world, exploring wherever they go. If you've been...

A MEGA List of African-Centered Homeschool Curriculum and More!
Finding an African-Centered homeschool curriculum seems to be like finding a needle in a haystack. Over the years, I've read blog posts that shared lists of African-Centered curriculum that only...
Want to Quit Homeschooling? Do This First
Lately I've felt like quitting homeschooling. I've been around long enough to know that anyone who has homeschooled for any period of time has gone through this, and I'm no exception. However, what...
What I Do at Night to Rock My Homeschool Day
We've been back in school for a month now, and I have to say, things have been going very well. Yes, Mondays are still a little rough. How could they not be with coming off of such a "long" break?...
Why We’re Choosing Seasonal Homeschooling
Earlier this year, I found myself pulled to let the seasons greater influence our learning. Not just with what subjects we cover, such as studying butterflies in the spring or the leaves in the fall,...
My Top Ten Homeschool Must-Haves
Over the last six years of being a homeschooling mom, I've noticed that there are certain things that I need to have a successful (read: sane) year. I know what it's like to want *and buy* all the...
Most Popular Facebook Groups for Michigan Homeschoolers
Homeschooling can feel pretty lonely sometimes, so having a community where you can ask questions, share resources, receive encouragement, and even rant a bit with is an essential part of your...

Facebook Groups Every Black Homeschooler Should Know
When I first began homeschooling, I searched for as many Black homeschooling moms as I could find. Luckily, I connected with a growing group of homeschoolers relatively early in my journey, and they...
A Link to the Ever Elusive Henry Ford/Greenfield Village Home Educator Registration Form
If you've ever been to the The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village, you know that there's too much to pack into one day. We've taken you along on one of our trips to Greenfield Village, and we've gone...
5 Mantras to Start Our Homeschool Day
Happy Sunday, y'all! Today's vlog is short but sweet and all about the five mantras my son says before he starts his homeschool day. In the video, I talked about how and why I recently developed...
But, What About Socialization? | This Mama’s Real Deal Answer to the “Socialization Question”
The "socialization question" is one of the things people ask when they find out you homeschool . Normally, I go into my spiel about how is not an issue for my children and that school doesn't...
What’s Missing in Your Homeschool
You may not realize it, but there's something missing in your homeschool. Often, it's something that goes completely unnoticed until one day it hits you like a ton of bricks. What's this missing...
Using the F-Word in My Homeschool
Homeschooling is challenging. Very challenging. The longer you do it, the more challenging it becomes. I'm only in year three of this journey and homeschooling one child so far (I have two more to...
Why I Don’t Take My Kids to the Library — An Update!
Hello, friends! Long time, no blogging. I hope you've been well. SO MUCH has happened since my last blog post. I had my baby (she's three months now), I became a stay-at-home mom, we started our...
Why I Don’t Take My Kids to the Library
I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts and the guest on the show was talking about a topic near and dear to my heart: Going to the library. Just typing that makes my heart flutter. I don't...
The Myth of Stuff: A Wannabe Minimalist Homeschooler’s Perspective
When it comes to homeschooling, there seems to be an overwhelming idea that more is better, After all, you are the school and you need tons of resources to provide an environment capable of meeting...
Keeping Little Ones Busy While Homeschooling Older Kids (Or During Any Other Time!)
Pinterest never lets me down, I tell you. I was just a-scrolling through my feed as usual when I came across a pin for a quiet book for toddler. Having a toddler-almost-preschooler and baby on the...
How To Remove Permanent Marker From A White Board
Today, my two year old wanted to be like his big brother and use the big white board that we use for homeschool. Unfortunately, he grabbed a permanent instead of a dry erase marker. I didn't realize...
The Why, How, When & Where of Homeschooling
I know it's been a while since I posted on here, but it's for a good reason. We started our homeschooling journey! Naivety had me believing that we would flow right into a working schedule and that...