Once again, it is spring break! Every year at about this time, I find myself needing the break. But I also get worried that taking […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
Friday Flashback: Sunshine, golf & gladiators
In my life this week… The past few days have been gorgeous here in Northeast Oklahoma. Today it is in the mid 70s and sunny. […]
Homeschool How-To
Identifying the learning styles of your children
When I first started homeschooling eight years ago, I didn’t really know much about learning styles. I also didn’t consider the differences in my girls […]
What's Working
What’s Working: The Story of the World
When my two eldest girls were in high school, we used and loved Diana Waring’s History Alive unit studies. I fully intended to continue to […]
Hands-On Homeschool, Homeschool Encouragement
Hands-on Homeschool: How important is it to memorize basic math facts?
I remember that when I was in third grade in public school (way back in 1980), I memorized math facts. My family had moved to […]
Homeschool How-To
Tuesday’s Tip: Find bargain curriculum, tools
I live in the homeschool-rich state of Oklahoma. There are an abundance of homeschoolers here because the freedom to homeschool is written into our state […]
Hands-On Homeschool
Tuesday’s Tip: Why you’ll love a laminator
One invaluable tool that I have had on hand for several years is an at-home laminator. I have found so many uses for it when […]
Homeschool Encouragement
Learning goes on when life interrupts schooling
I used to feel guilty when life got in the way of our school lessons. When I homeschooled the girls, we would sometimes have days […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
Friday Flashback: Reading spark from Captain Underpants
This has been a very busy week for us, but great educational steps took place in spite of my crazy schedule. With my husband traveling […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
Gotcher Family Thanksgiving
By Rosanna Ward I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday. This year for Thanksgiving, the Gotcher family gathered in force at my home […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
NGHS Journal: History meets art with sugar cube pyramids
The Ward Family — Day 29 — September 14, 2012 Today we met for school at my sister’s house. While the kids worked on their […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
NGHS Journal: Friday Fun Day, Shopping in the Prize Bucket
I can’t believe we have been in school for one month already! Friday was a fun day. After Devotion and Math, Joel got to use […]
Homeschool Encouragement, NextGen Perspectives
Because there will be days that challenge us…
I have been homeschooling since the fall of 2004, so this is the beginning of my 8th year. I was also homeschooled as a jr. […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
NGHS Journal: Rosanna Day 14, August 23, 2012
No extra kids today. My sister decided to stay home and recuperate another day. So our routine was pretty much the same today as yesterday. […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
NGHS Journal: Rosanna Ward – Day 13, August 22, 2012
On Wednesdays we are supposed to go to my sisters house and do our school together. I had planned to use play dough to “make” […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
NGHS Journal: Rosanna Ward – Day 11, August 20, 2012
By Rosanna Ward What happened to the last 10 days? Well, they certainly flew by, that is for sure. Last week we did good to […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
NGHS Journal Rosanna Ward: Day 1 – August 6, 2012
By Rosanna Ward Monday was the first day of our new school year. Even though I don’t believe that learning should be limited to “school” […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
Gearing up for Back-to-School: Ward Family
Although my son Joel and I have been reading and doing math facts practice all summer, along with golf and swim lessons, August 6th will […]
NextGen Perspectives
Homeschool Graduation, Then Begin Again…
The year 2010 was a bizarre year for me. My oldest daughter, Hannah, graduated high school as a homeschooler in May, and Leif, our youngest […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
Tulsa OCHEC Homeschool Convention 2012
The long anticipated yearly homeschool convention in Tulsa has come and gone. Both my sister and I needed the encouragement. Tuesday, the first day […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
Friday Flashback: Field Trip to Civil War Reenactment Camp
By Rosanna Ward This week you can find us at the homeschool blog link-up called “The Homeschool Mother’s Journal” hosted by The Homeschool Chick. In […]
Homeschool How-To, Real-Life Homeschooling
Our Homeschool Systems: The Prize Bucket
This week I’m participating with a homeschool blog link-up called “The Homeschool Mother’s Journal” hosted by The Homeschool Chick. In our homeschool this week… I […]
NextGen Perspectives, Real-Life Homeschooling
Friday Flashback: “I Want to be a Pro Golfer”
By Rosanna Ward This week I’m participating with a homeschool blog link-up called “The Homeschool Mother’s Journal” hosted by The Homeschool Chick. My six-year-old son […]
Real-Life Homeschooling
Ward Family Christmas Traditions: Week One
Three of our favorite family Christmas traditions happened this past weekend. Saturday afternoon we went to the local tree farm to pick out a tree […]
Hands-On Homeschool, Real-Life Homeschooling
Rethinking Our Holiday Session
In our homeschool, we have made it a tradition in the past that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, we stop our regular school schedule […]
NextGen Perspectives, Real-Life Homeschooling
Schedules, Routines and Time Management
MUST. GET. BACK. ON. TRACK. Somehow my life has gotten totally off track this year. I realized long ago that as a stay at home, […]
Hands-On Homeschool, NextGen Perspectives
Homeschool Traveling as Student & Teacher
When I was 16 and soon to be a homeschool graduate, my dad planned the ultimate homeschool traveling “field trip” for our family. He planned […]
Hands-On Homeschool, NextGen Perspectives
Guided Free Time
By Rosanna Ward When I was homeschooled, I remember having a lot of free time. After our school work was done, Dad would pretty much […]
Hands-On Homeschool, NextGen Perspectives
What Role Can Dads Play in the Homeschool?
By Rosanna Ward Most of the time when you go to homeschool activities or see homeschoolers out and about during the day, children are with […]
Homeschool How-To
High School Homeschool Record-Keeping
I am very blessed to live in “the best homeschooling state in the nation” (quote from OCHEC): Oklahoma is the only state with a constitutional […]