Homeschooling, Star Trek Curriculum, Discrimination and Other Stories

We wrapped up our first week of homeschooling last Friday and I think it went well. I found a book I like to loosely base themes from – It's called Where is Thumbkin?: 500 Activities to Use with Songs You Already Know and it's pretty much that: activities that integrate with songs we already know. [...]

Beginning Homeschooling: Finding a Tribe and Building a Schoolhouse

September 6, 2012 by Meriah Family/Mixed Bag Homeschooling

We're fully on board the homeschooling boat. The local preschools are either crap, really expensive or we can't get in (despite waiting over a year). Caught between a rock and a hard place, we're turning to ourselves. I am, after all, a trained teacher with nearly a decade of teaching experience! This should be easy, [...]