It’s been quite the whirlwind start to the school year!
Our pace has picked up a lot - in comparison to the extremely relaxed days of quarantine.
As I’m interacting with people in our private FB group, talking to homeschool moms I know in person, and answering emails, I’m discovering there are many of you NEW to homeschooling this year. While I know it might not be what you had planned, it is my prayer that you will see the joys and benefits of homeschooling even on the hardest days.
It’s a joy and an honor to serve you in this homeschool community!
Today’s installment of Five Good Things contains five things that we’ve been loving as a homeschooling family. (I think you’ll find at least one in here you’re bound to love and use, too!)
Five Good Things: Current Family Favorites
Classical Stuff You Should Know
This podcast is WONDERFUL!
We’ve been enjoying some of the episodes about Medieval Literature as a family, but I know a lot of parents who listen to this podcast on their own - just for fun. If you’d like to become more familiar with all things “Classical” in a humorous way, this is for you!
iBeanie
Raise your hand if you love to read! (ME)
I love to read on the iPad at night so I don’t have to keep my husband awake. My hand would always get tired holding the iPad (first world problems, huh?), and this iBeanie is so helpful. Plus, it’s super cute!
Art For Kids Hub
This has been a favorite in my house for YEARS. I just recommended it to a mom today. My son was just using it last week. (You get the picture.)
These drawing tutorials are humorous, educational, and just FUN. My son always enjoyed doing them on a big whiteboard with lots of dry erase markers - and saved a very few to complete on paper and save.
There’s just so much to choose from here - and it’s great that the tutorials are done WITH children and at all ability levels. Everyone can gain confidence this way.
Super Simple Planner
This planner is the best one I’ve found (and put into practice) with my homeschooler. As a high schooler, he needs to keep track of his assignments for the week.
This planner is just SIMPLE. No frills (great for a boy) and plenty of room to write. My son is using it faithfully, so that’s a WIN!
(I purchased this one at Staples, but this one on Amazon looks to be almost the same.)
Shut the Box
You might get tired of hearing me talk about this game. I wrote an entire blog post about it.
(It originally started off as a pub game in England, so it has an interesting history to it.)
All ages enjoy this simple game, and it’s one that kids can play by themselves, too. It’s great for math facts and you can then make up all kinds of games, too.
