fun at home in quarantine
Monday, 29 March 2021 / Published in - Fun Ways to Learn, - Games and Activities, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: I Love You to the Moon and Back, but I Can’t Take You There (yet), Mama

  We often feel guilty that we can’t do all the fun things with our children that we see other families doing. Maybe it is due to finances, illnesses, an overload of work, or maybe we just have a lot of very young children who keep us exhausted. We dream of taking our children to
eliminate burnout
Monday, 22 March 2021 / Published in - Caring for Yourself, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Let’s Eliminate Burnout

  Whether you call it a mental health day, a break for scheduling, or a teacher professional development day … we all need a break every now and then. Don’t feel guilty about this. Every professional educator has breaks like these scheduled; in-home educators need the same. There are many benefits of taking a break
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Monday, 15 March 2021 / Published in - Faith, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Can I Teach Everything?

  Can I teach everything? Just me? Definitely not. Not all at once, not every day, and definitely not all by myself. A great blessing and relief in home education is that it can be a multi-faceted effort. Homeschool families have help from online classes, DVDs, math tutors, music teachers, sports coaches, Bible studies, co-ops,
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Monday, 08 March 2021 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, - Faith, - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday – When My Homeschool Blew Up: Getting Through the Tough Spots, Mama

  Hey Mama, I heard you are drowning. You thought you were going to wake up and start a fresh new day, lots would get done, and you’d go to bed tonight content that so much was accomplished. It’s not looking that way, though, and the day is already underway and moving too fast. Your
why homeschool
Monday, 01 March 2021 / Published in - Coping With Chaos, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Do You Remember Why You Are Homeschooling?

  For those days when you can’t remember why you are homeschooling and you think about saying these two words, “I QUIT!”–I have a list of 25 reasons to help you remember why you are homeschooling and why not to give up:   25 Reasons Not to Give Up God’s grace is sufficient; His power
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Monday, 22 February 2021 / Published in - Fun Ways to Learn, - Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Embrace the Wiggly Learner, Mama

  Our youngest is now an active ten-year-old. He can’t sit still while doing book work. His body has to move. The chairs have to move (rock, shuffle, and fall over). The pencil has to fly. His body and hands and feet have to move. His mouth has to make noises. It can be exasperating
history
Monday, 15 February 2021 / Published in Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Today is About History

  Hey Mama, Today is about history . . . yours, your kids’, and our Forefathers’ who have taught us so much (if we’ll be quiet and listen). History doesn’t have to be all serious and Constitution-y . . . yes, it can be . . . but it can be so much more than
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Monday, 08 February 2021 / Published in Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, It’s Ok to Have a Late Reader

  Half of my children were early readers, and half were late readers. There were struggles that we pushed through. Some tears were dried. But in the end, with consistent day-by-day help and encouragement, they are all good readers now. One needed vision help; one needed help for dyslexia—some needed more time. We read aloud,