Today I'm taking you along as I unbox and flip through "Music Comes Alive: Intermediate 1 -- Jazz and the Rise of Recorded Music." This is a brand-new music appreciation curriculum designed for middle school students. After looking...

Today I’m sharing our 10th grade homeschool curriculum picks for the 2026–2027 school year! This year looks a little different for us because we’re combining homeschool with public school. At home, we’re focusing on math, English, and history,...

I've been using IEW's Fix It! Grammar with my kids for many years now. One of the things I love most about this curriculum is how short and manageable the lessons are, while still covering a lot of...

We don’t have a dedicated homeschool room, so we pretty much homeschool all over our house. Today I’m going to show you where everyone actually does their schoolwork, plus where I keep all of our curriculum, books, and...

Today I'm sharing a first impressions and flip through of IEW's A Word Write Now. I picked this up to use with my 9th grader, who needs quite a bit of help when it comes to choosing (and...

Today I'm sharing our homeschool schedule for the 2026-2027 school year. After a lot of planning and a some major changes from last year, I finally have a schedule that I can start our homeschool year from. I'll...

We’re a few weeks into our homeschool year. This means we’ve had enough time to start settling into our routines. We are starting to get a better feel for how this year is actually going. Things don’t always...

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing a quick flip through of IEW's Cursive Knowledge curriculum. I picked this up because I have an upcoming high schooler who still struggles with cursive, and I thought this might be a good...

Today I’m sharing my 8th and 9th graders' homeschool curriculum picks for the 2026–2027 school year. This year looks a little different for us because we’re combining homeschool with public school. At home my sons are doing some...

There is so much homeschool advice out there. Some of it sounds really good when you first hear it, and some of it gets repeated so often that we just kind of accept it as true. Over my...

This year is looking quite a bit different for our family. After 6 years of homeschooling, we’re now adding in a little bit of regular public school. Living in both worlds has definitely given me a new perspective!...

Today I'm taking you behind the scenes as I create my high schooler's transcript using Homeschool Records. Because I haven't started my 10th grader's transcript yet, you get to follow along with the entire process. I'll walk you...

If you have a teenager who just does not want to get their schoolwork done, you are definitely not alone. I have four teenagers, and they all need very different levels of motivation and accountability. Over the years,...

Today I'm sharing everything that's going into our homeschool morning basket for the 2026–2027 school year! This is one of my favorite parts of our homeschool day because it's when we come together as a family to learn....