
How to Make a Vision Board
At the beginning of each year, I like to review the year that's just ended and then look to the new one. A really fun and creative way to do this is by making a vision board and I want ... Read More

Best Non-Toy Gifts for Homeschool Kids
Too many toys? Why not shift to non-toy gifts! It's a great way to combat too much stuff and simplify this holiday season. Whether for birthdays or holidays, grandparents, aunts and uncles are often wondering what to give the kids ... Read More

Take Homeschooling Outside
Every year in the winter months, I start to go a little stir crazy! My kids did too!!! Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure. As the winter months approach, don’t let the weather deter you ... Read More

Simplify Your Holidays for More Connection
Time to start thinking about the holidays! Do you feel tired and overwhelmed at just the thought of the holiday season? Today, I have some great tips to help you simplify your holidays for more connection with your children and ... Read More

7 Ways to Connect with Children Through Music
I have always loved going to classical and contemporary music concerts with my children. When I learned that the founder of Waldorf education, Rudolf Steiner, said both poetry and music help to bring us together as a community, I was ... Read More

Help for Homeschooling Spelling Skills Practice
Do you have painful memories of spelling lessons as a child? I know I felt like those weekly lists of spelling words were pointless. You may have even found them dreadful. And now it's time to bring spelling to your ... Read More

Do You Take Time for Weekly Reflection?
Do you take time for weekly homeschooling reflection? To reflect on how things went in your homeschool during the past week? And think about what adjustments you want to make the next week? I know for me, in my years ... Read More

Poems for Starting and Ending Your Lessons
The start of a new homeschooling year or season is the perfect time to pick out new poems for starting and ending your lessons. Here are ten poems just for you to sprinkle throughout your homeschooling day. Plus a song ... Read More

How to Plan Literacy Skills Practice Sessions
In this fourth interview in our series of four, I had the opportunity to talk again with Janet Langley, one of the authors of The Roadmap to Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Language Arts in Waldorf Grades 1-3. This time, ... Read More

How to Plan Main Lessons That Promote Literacy
In this third interview in our series of four, I had the opportunity to talk again with Janet Langley, one of the authors of The Roadmap to Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Language Arts in Waldorf Grades 1-3. More great ... Read More