Three Curriculum Purchases I’d Take Back, and What I’d Ask First Next Time
I can point to three specific purchases I’d take back if I could. Not because they were bad curriculum – […]
The Difference Between a Schedule and a Rhythm (And Why We Switched)
Our first homeschool schedule had clock times on it. Math at nine, reading at nine forty-five, science at ten thirty. […]
How We Actually Handle a Sick Day Without Losing the Week
For a long time, one sick kid meant I tried to save the whole day anyway. I’d shuffle the schedule […]
What I Wish I’d Known Before Buying Our First Curriculum Box
Our first boxed curriculum was in heavy rotation by month one and down to about a third of its material […]
The Sunday Night I Stopped Planning the Whole Week at Once
I used to sit down every Sunday night with an app and color-code the entire coming week – subjects, times, […]
The Reset Page: What to Do When a Family Week Falls Apart
We had a month once where sickness, travel, and a broken washing machine landed on top of each other, on […]
The Curriculum Survival Filter: Three Questions to Ask Before You Buy
I can point to four specific curriculum purchases I’d take back if I could. A boxed program in heavy rotation […]
The Five-Block Rhythm: How We Structure a Family Day Without a Clock
Our first family schedule had clock times on it. Math at nine, reading at nine forty-five, science at ten thirty. […]
Homeschool Curriculum: What We Actually Use (and What We Returned)
I’ve bought curriculum I used exactly once, curriculum that sat in a closet for a full year before I admitted […]
Homeschool Planning: How We Actually Plan a Year Without a Color-Coded Failure
I once color-coded an entire homeschool year in a planner app before we’d even finished our first week of actual […]