Category: homeschool

  • Back to Homeschool (+ a baby and a birthday!)

    Back to Homeschool (+ a baby and a birthday!)

    Getting back into the swing of things after a few weeks off is hard! But a comfy sofa with [new!] squishy purple pillows does help… …and so does playing with a sweet baby girl! My littlest grand-niece “Peanut” will be filling our home with her adorable smiles more often, as we’ll get to have her…

  • KidCoder Computer Programming for Kids

    KidCoder Computer Programming for Kids

    Homeschool computer programming for kids: KidCoder is a self-study science curriculum that teaches kids to write their own computer games and programs. It’s written as an introduction to the field of computer programming for kids 4th grade and older. There is also a TeenCoder program intended for older kids (high schoolers) who already have a…

  • Almost Christmas {weekly wrap-up}

    Almost Christmas {weekly wrap-up}

    Monday was Lindsey’s “Worley-versary!“ We celebrated with dinner out. It’s still strange how long ago that feels, yet it’s only been three years. I’ve been whittling down the number of apps I use, and with all the Instagram drama this week, I almost deleted my account. I didn’t — at least for now — but…

  • Homeschool Journal (with My Favorite Elf!)

    Homeschool Journal (with My Favorite Elf!)

    Crafting with my favorite little elf, and sick days later in the week: one is obviously more fun than the other, but we can accommodate for both because of this blessedly relaxed and flexible home-educating life of ours. In my life this week… We were *thisclose* to being featured in the local news as a…

  • Holiday Homeschool Happenings

    Holiday Homeschool Happenings

    With all the holiday happenings, plus my grandmother’s passing on Thanksgiving day, I’m just beginning to get my head back on straight — so this post is probably a bit more disjointed than usual. I got on a SUPER house cleaning spree earlier this week — partly because it’s therapeutic for me, and partly because…