How to File Paperwork if You Are Not a Planner {a.k.a. Unschooling}

That time is upon us once again…. Yep, filing paper work with the state education board. Fun. Fun. This is my yearly quandary… One of the huge advantages of homeschooling is following a MUCH more relaxed schedule. For us that contains a fair amount of unschooling…or child-led interests and rabbit trails. These really can’t be planned [...]

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The Learning Room ~ Working the Workboxes

This week saw a new change for us. I’ve been thinking about implementing workboxes for a while now. I especially started thinking about it when I serendipitously discovered that two of the boxes I had been holding toys in actually fit hanging file folders. I knew I couldn’t use the traditional method…not with six+ kids eventually all [...]

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Free Printable Worksheets!

While looking up some help for Lily with spelling today, I ran across this site. It’s called Super Teacher Worksheets and is full of free printable worksheets in pdf format. Since I’ve been thinking alot about pdf’s and how to organize them (post here, forum question here), I was excited to go ahead and add [...]

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Organizing Technology

I am contemplating the New Year and how to best go about what the Lord has asked of me…mainly to use what I have. And what I have is a lot! So many pdf files saved from wonderful homeschooling mothers who share their visions and hard work openly wanting to knit community. For these women [...]

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The Four Pillars of Too Much

As I am in the process of cleaning out my fridge and freezer and pantry, in order to embark on the first-of-the-month big shopping trip, everything appears cluttered, disorganized and it makes me feel panicky. It is not as if this is the first time I’ve noticed this. Every time I do I say to [...]

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Schedules…Getting on Track

The beginning of January…a fresh start…a new beginning…this time things will be different.  That’s what most of us think. Why shouldn’t we homeschool moms be any different? I spent last week organizing fussing over all the school shelves.  I spent the past two nights tweaking a schedule I had already planned out extensively over the [...]

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