Whether you are taking a week or two break or a couple of months off, summer is a great time to get rejuvenated! Here are a few tips to help you rejuvenate this summer:
Learning
Summer is a great time to learn or relearn what it means to educate — to touch base with why you want to home educate in the first place, and refocus on those things that are most important as a tutor. Revisit what worked and what didn’t. Think of solutions to those things that were difficult last year.
Sizzling Summers {8 Ideas for Making the Most of Summer}
Even those of us who homeschool year round take a break at some point in the summer. Whether you are enjoying a brief summer reprieve or a full blown summer vacation, you’ll enjoy these ideas for making the most of those hot summer days. 1. Take a break! Use the summer to enjoy your family!…
Summer School for Mom Series
Our Summer School for Mom series provides ideas and tips to get you thinking and resources to encourage you.
A Homeschooled Mom
As a mother who educates her children at home, I cannot give my children what I do not possess. I have to become a homeschooled mom.
Creativity
Homeschooling can really zap the creative juices. By the time summer rolls around most of us need a serious break. How do you stay creative? Here are a few ideas.
18 Tips for Remaining Creative & Inspired!
In a slump? Looking for inspiration? Here are 18 tips for remaining creative & inspired — and keeping the spark lit:
Why Your Children Need You to Remain Creative
Becoming one-dimensional drains our energy, diminishes our focus, and affects our entire family. Our children need us to remain creative!
12 Ideas for Inspiring Creativity
It is easy to fall into a rut — doing the same things day in and day out. Ready to liven things up a bit? 12 ideas for inspiring creativity:
Planning
One you have rested and become inspired, then it is time to pull out that schedule and get ready for next year. Planning is easier when you can focus on specific needs.
Planning for a New Year
No question — having a plan is essential to meeting our goals! But here are a few cautions I can pass along, based on personal experience!
Creating an Educational Bucket List
Explore our Educational Bucket List. Let it start your mind thinking about those elements you want to include in your child’s day each day.
14 Ways to Plan Studies Around an Interest
14 ways to plan studies that focus on essential skills, while honoring individual interests.
101 Pages of Forms, Lesson Plans & Other Freebies for Summer
101 bonus pages of “handy forms, fun lesson plan ideas, copywork, lapbooking, hands-on activities, craft ideas, and more!”
DIY Homeschooler 