Using Lightbox Learning in Your Montessori Homeschool
Lightbox Learning is a hands-on, engaging digital resource that fits a Montessori homeschool approach! This review offers an in-depth look at how it can enhance your homeschool experience.
CTCMath | Homeschool | Math
Summer Math Review: 5 Strategies for Success (and Fun!)
Summer is a time for relaxation and adventures, but learning never stops for us homeschool families! This is especially important with math because research shows that children lose math skills quickly without regular practice. However, keeping up with math review doesn’t mean that you have to do the exact same things in the summer as…
Maximize Your Homeschool Journey with Conventions: The Top Homeschool Conventions to Attend in 2024!
“”Are homeschool conventions still relevant in the highly digitalized, online-driven, AI-prevalent, world of 2024?”” Well, in light of those descriptors (not in spite of them), I’d argue that yes–homeschool conventions are possibly more relevant than ever! Sure, you can Google anything under the Sun, including information about homeschool styles and curriculums. And of course, we…
Homeschool | CTCMath | Elementary | Math | Middle School | Preschool - K
15 Easy Ways to Teach Math in the Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of the home, and this is perhaps even more true in a homeschooling home! That’s because the kitchen is a transformative place where ingredients become meals, but it’s also a place where all types of learning can be transformed into something tangible and hands-on. Today, we’re sharing 15 hands-on ways…
Why Does Math Matter For Our Kids?
“Why do I need to learn algebra? When will I ever use this in real life, anyway?” Have you ever heard your kids say this? Or maybe you remember saying it when you were a student! Why does math matter? I distinctly remember having a similar complaint myself as a high schooler who did not…
Homeschool | Dad | Encouragement | Family
What About the Homeschool Dads?
We are obviously all about Hip Homeschool Moms here, but what about the Hip Homeschool Dads? As we plan and prepare for a new homeschool year, one of your family and homeschool goals for this new year might be having Dad more involved in homeschool lessons. We asked some homeschool moms to share how their…
Homeschool | Family | Funschooling | Holidays
10 Holiday Activities for Your Homeschool
We are the moms: the torch-bearers of holiday cheer. In November and December, we tend to feel the honor and weight of that responsibility. After all, these are the times our kids will remember forever (no pressure)! We should be able to do it all, we tell ourselves. But the non-holiday stuff continues to pile…
10 Holiday Reads for Kids of All Ages
Most homeschooling families take some time off from studying for the holidays, but that doesn’t mean we stop reading! In winter, there’s nothing as relaxing as curling up with a soft, warm blanket and a good book. If you are looking for a way to encourage your kids to read this December, consider giving them…
7 Ways Grandparents Can Help Homeschool
Last week I had an enlightening conversation with an extended family member about her homeschooling endeavors…..not with her children, but with her grandchildren. Our talk got me thinking about how “hip homeschool grandparents” might be a rising trend in the homeschool lifestyle. For one thing, today’s grandparents often seem more youthful, and are more active,…
3 Simple Tips for Teaching Shakespeare
Are you a homeschooling parent who is considering leading your student (or students) through a study of Shakespeare? Maybe you’re excited to get started, but you’re also feeling nervous because he is, you know, Shakespeare: the father of Western poetry and drama, the guy whose plays are taught in every contemporary schoolroom. No pressure. As…
5 Tips for Finding Gratitude in 2020
We’re reaching the end of what has been, for many, an especially difficult year. I don’t have to tell you that the last several months have been full of totally unexpected struggles and complications as a result of the global pandemic. We’ve all been affected in some way, whether emotionally, financially, or physically (or all…
6 Simple Ways to Engage Unwilling Readers
Some children are born bookworms, but how do you engage a child who simply doesn’t like to read? After all, one of the best ways to jumpstart your learners’ education is through fostering a love of books, and you can’t really force someone to love something. After college, I worked as a teacher and…
