As a homeschool mom myself, I struggle with the feeling of failure on a regular basis - Am I doing enough? Did we miss something? Are my kids learning enough? These words from a veteran homeschool mom eased my mind and I hope they will encourage you too.

Learning to cross stitch showed me how scary and fun it is to be a beginner again. It taught me that kids need to find joy in learning, just like I did. Diving into something new helps us get how kids learn and makes us better teachers. Here’s what I learned…

Discover when it's okay to call the elementary school year complete, and the answer is NOT to finish every page.

Discover why humor and play are powerful tools for learning! In this article, I explore how laughter, storytelling, music, and creative memory techniques help kids retain information and stay engaged. Drawing from personal experiences, research, and insights from Dr. Peter Gray’s Free to Learn, I share practical strategies to bring joy back into education and make learning truly stick.

If you are looking for a podcast to help fill some hours of washing dishes, doing laundry, while encouraging you in your homeschool endeavors, check out this fantastic resource. Bex has so many episode interviews full of amazing resources, suggestions, and research.

Do you have a kid who struggles to read on their grade level? Desperate to help them but unable to hire a tutor?…Try assisted reading!! As a parent working one-on-one with your child, you have an incredible opportunity to apply this strategy. It has been called “arguably one of the easiest and most cost-effective methods of developing children's fluency” [1].