It’s Halloween time and I’m exploring 31 Great Books to Read to Your Kids—what better author to share with your kids than Edgar Allan Poe, the master of suspense? Homeschooling post updated 10/29/2023 Reading a well written suspenseful tale—even one that includes murders—is nothing like watching a gory scene on TV or acting one out […]
100 Day Homeschool Year for Jr. High and High School Days 6-9
All happy families are alike; each homeschooling family is nerdy in its own way. This is our 10th year homeschooling and I have loads of free time (haha) so I’m going to share a day in the life of our homeschool—hopefully all 100 days, but this blog is full of one-off “series” so we’ll see […]
100-Day Homeschool Year for Jr. High and High School Week 1
All happy families are alike; each homeschooling family is nerdy in its own way. This is our 10th year homeschooling and I have loads of free time (haha) so I’m going to share a day in the life of our homeschool—hopefully all 100 days, but this blog is full of one-off “series” so we’ll see […]
An Old Fashioned 8th Grade Education: 4 Personal Development Books To Read Before High School
This is my 9th year of homeschooling! Last year, when Jefferson was in 8th grade, he informed me that he wanted to go to public high school. All of my relaxed, meandering, unschooling-but-not-unparenting educational ideals screeched to a halt, replaced by a drive to get this boy fully educated before he went to the local […]
9 Books for Tween Boys My Kid Says Your Kids Should Read!
Ah, summer: the time when summer reading lists swarm, and compete with summer fun bucket lists for internet saturation. Here’s the thing: those book lists are usually compiled by moms. Here are 9 books for tween boys that are recommended by one of their own! I asked my 12-year-old son Jefferson to give me a list of his Top […]