Many of us homeschool Mommas are busy getting ready for the upcoming school year and looking for new ideas to make our new year even more efficient than the last. This year I am specifically looking for ways to include Dad in our daily learning in a fun way that won’t require too much prep work...

We are so excited about adding a new baby to our family this summer. It seems like perfect timing as far as staying on track with our lessons without it all being too stressful. It also made me wonder how other homeschool moms do it all during the summer. Do you school year round? Do you choose just...

Chances are that if you are raising a large family you might be feeling like there is no way you can “get it all done”, especially if your children are still very young. In the days when we had four kids five and under the age of five we had not yet learned the importance of time management....

One of the things that I love the most about homeschooling is that I get to choose when we take a break. I wish I could do the same for housework and chores…When I am planning for the school year I usually have set times for us to take breaks from homeschooling. Usually holidays and annual trips...

Today I got an email saying this : Congratulations suburbangranola.com You won the blog contest ” “Rose Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Time Lines” Please email me your address so I can ship. I was in shock for a minute. Seriously. I cannot believe that I actually won something.  Take...

I got a request for a post on computer based curriculum. I am so excited. I got a request! I wasn’t even sure anyone was really ready this thing.. We have used a computer based curriculum by Alpha Omega called Switched on Schoolhouse. I was very excited about getting it and really liked it for...

I thought I would throw together a list of the educational websites that we love to use in our homeschool. This list will change periodically as I come across new ones. Please comment if a link is no longer working. All sites are free unless noted otherwise. For Teachers: www.bakersbookstore.com This...