Homeschool, Librarian Style
Depending on how you look at it, I’ve been homeschooling for either nine years, four years, six years, or somewhere in between! I am currently homeschooling my older son in Fourth Grade and my younger son in Second, with a baby thrown in the mix. You can also consider homeschooling to begin at birth since we are educating our little ones from the start. 😉 But, I put some intentionality into planning our days with learning in mind beginning when my first was 3– the time when my friends were sending their kids to preschool and I got that pit in my stomach that I had better come up with some kind of plan!
Each year our goals and plan have evolved. Below are my posts about our journey and resources we’ve found to be excellent for supporting our homeschooling goals!
Homeschool Inspiration Booklist
How We Homeschool: Schedule & Rhythm
Homeschool Planning & Self-Assessment
Getting Energy Out When Indoors
Homeschooling Without a Homeschool Room
Sabbath in Our Christian Home {beauty, goodness, and rest}
Poetry Teatime: Tips for Getting Started
Map Skills Books Roundup {Homeschool Resources}
Geography Reference Favorites {Atlases and Multicultural Titles}
Shakespeare for Elementary School
Striving for the Literacy Rich Home
First Day of Homeschool Celebration {Student Interview Free Printable}
Phenology Wheel Basics for Nature Study
Curriculum Reviews:
Exploring Nature With Children Curriculum Review
All About Reading Curriculum Review {4 Years Later!}
Right Start Math Curriculum Review
All About Spelling Curriculum {For Struggling & Natural Spellers}
Rooted Childhood Curriculum Review
Dash into Poetry {Decodable Poetry Readers for Recitation}
Our Year of Playing Skillfully {Curriculum Review}
Grade Level Posts:
Fourth Grade Curriculum Choices
Third Grade Curriculum Choices
First Grade Curriculum Choices (and Kindergarten and 2nd Grade too!)
Homeschool Kindergarten Curriculum Choices
Homeschool Preschool: Our Plan
Our Homeschool Preschool {Age 3-4, End of Year Wrap Up}
In practical advice, I have found online scrapbooking (Shutterfly books) to be a wonderful way to document, recall, and even provide some personal accountability. Once a month I upload all of our school-related photos and write a brief description of the month– our favorite activities, our read alouds, milestones crossed, etc. I now have three years of these, and they are just a treasure to me, especially as I am repeating the preschool years with my second.
I hope that you find encouragement from the posts above! To connect with me with questions about your own journey, feel free to use the comments or visit me on my Instagram or Facebook accounts.
