The Old Schoolhouse Magazine has a new book out called Homework – Juggling Home, Work, and School without Losing Your Balance. The book is a compilation of home business stories from many home schooling and home working Moms.

While reading this book, you feel like you are able to get into the heads of these moms. They have done such a good job of relating their struggles, Read more »

I recently received a review copy of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s new weE-book on homeschool mentoring in action. It’s called Missing in Action or Mentoring in Action?

If you’re not familiar with weE-books, basically they are just books that Read more »

I have found more picture books to use for Homeschool Science, so I thought I would share them with you. So many moms think they have to teach a ton of Science or get a curriculum to be able to teach effectively. For the younger grades, I believe Read more »

For the elementary grades I always recommend using picture books for homeschool Science. You can use boring textbooks if you want, Read more »

I recently came across a book called The Complete Guide to Organized Parenting (at the bottom of that page) written by Barbara Myers. She is a professional organizer, mom and website owner who has put together this exhaustive resource.

You may think, “Is organized parenting really possible?” I’ve read many organizing books over the years and have used many different principles. My friends all think I’m organized but my family doesn’t think so. I learned quiet a few things from Barbara’s book. The thing I liked about it is Read more »

I had never thought to use magazines for homeschooling until the other day when I went to throw one out. My son said that he wanted to use it. He wanted to cut out the pictures and make a book. “What a great idea.” I thought. Read more »

Many people think you have to purchase a homeschool math program and drag your children through it each day to to able to teach and learn math. Although math workbooks help children stay focused on math and teach the basics in order, they are not the only things you can use to teach math. Read more »

In these economic times cheap homeschool resources are always a good idea. Homeschool Moms are know to be some of the most resourceful people on the planet.  They can figure out how to make food money stretch beyond what it did several years ago. They can figure out how to make a normal book come alive without spending a fortune on high priced curriculum.

Cheap homeschool resources are all around us. We just have to keep our eyes open and grab them when we see them. Read more »