The Coffee Monologues | #9
It’s Saturday morning. The big boys are at basketball and the little one is napping so I have the whole…
Homeschool
When we started homeschooling our oldest for kindergarten, it felt like we were walking off a cliff. Literally. Educationally. Socially. Having both attended public school through twelfth grade, not only was this idea completely outside the realm of normal for my husband and I, it was completely outside the realm of normal for everyone we knew – and yet here we are years later, loving every minute of this adventure.
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FREE Chicago Museum Days 2017
** Click HERE for FREE Chicago Museum Days 2018 ** Chicago boasts some of the best museums in the country, providing…
How We Do School in Four Days a Week (and why you might consider it too)
We began homeschooling our boys in 2014 as an alternative to a less than desirable school district. What we’ve discovered…
Practical Advice for First-Time Homeschoolers
You’ve made the big decisions and the kids have been pulled from school. The curriculum has been purchased and you’re…
A 3 Point Pep Talk for Surviving Homeschool with a Newborn (and other stressful situations)
After the customary shrieks of excitement and strong claps on the back, the inevitable follow up question to our pregnancy…
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2016 Chicago Museum DISCOUNT Admissions
** Looking for 2017’s FREE Chicago Museum list? Click HERE!! ** Can’t make it to Free Chicago Museums Days this year? That’s…
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Free Chicago Museum Days 2016
** Looking for 2017’s FREE Chicago Museum list? Click HERE!! ** Chicago boasts some of the best museums in the country,…
7 Qualities of Great Beginning Reader Books (+ a book list to get you started)
We’ve spent a good portion of our first year of homeschool working on reading skills. As such, we’ve gone through a…
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FREE Homeschool Lesson Plan & Attendance Book
We are just now rounding the corner into summer mode and finishing up the last few lessons of kindergarten. With all…
Seven Things I’m NOT Saying When I Tell You I Homeschool My Kids
This August, we tried something crazy and amazing and incredibly terrifying. We started homeschooling our five-year-old for Kindergarten. In many…