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Real-Life Homeschooling

Back to School at Guardian Academy: Curriculum & Plans

We will soon be back to school at Guardian Academy, and lots of changes are taking place this year in our homeschool plans and curriculum […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Real-Life Homeschooling: A Day in Our Life

Last week I got to thinking about how our homeschool days have been flowing… all over the house. So I decided to take a few pictures of where […]

Homeschool How-To

31 Days of Homeschool How-To: Time Blocking

Welcome to our October “31 Days” series at NextGen Homeschool: 31 Days of Homeschool How-To Tips! As NextGen Homeschoolers, we remember what it was like […]

Product Reviews

Review: The Reading Lesson Delivers Results

When we started homeschooling in 2010, my two eldest daughters (now 13 1/2 and 12) had already learned to read in school. My youngest was […]

Homeschool How-To, Real-Life Homeschooling

Guardian Academy Curriculum Plan, Part 1

I love new beginnings! I had started planning for this new school year even before the last one ended. This coming year I will be […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Preparing our Homeschool for a New Year

I love starting a new year. I am a big fan of resolutions, goals and dreams as well. For me, the new year feels like […]

Product Reviews

Prayer Journal for Kids Prepares for Christmas

This week as we begin to share tips and ideas to prepare your family for Christmas, we are reviewing a brand-new children’s devotional called My Christmas […]

Homeschool How-To

How to Choose Homeschool Math Curriculum

Math was never my best subject. That being said, this is my ninth year as a homeschool teacher, and I have had plenty of experience […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

First Day of Homeschool at Guardian Academy

In our homeschool this week… Today was officially our first day of homeschool here at Guardian Academy, as well as our first little co-op day, […]

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler

How We Make Homeschool Curriculum Choices

Welcome to “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler…“ It’s your turn to ask the authors of NextGen Homeschool — four formerly homeschooled moms who are now homeschooling […]

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler, Homeschool How-To

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler: What Textbooks or Curriculum Do You Use?

Welcome to “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler…” It’s your turn to ask the writers at NextGen Homeschool — four formerly homeschooled moms who are now homeschooling our […]

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 […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Friday Flashback: A week of surprises

My theme for this week is… Surprise! In my life this week… My husband had to take a last-minute trip to Dallas for work, leaving […]

The Story of the World
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 […]

What's Working

What’s Working: Group presentation days

Back when my mom began homeschooling, I was the eldest child and a junior in high school with lots of prior experience in public speaking. […]

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 […]

Hands-On Homeschool

NGHS Students: Deer Poetry

After our recent close encounters with mule deer in our neighborhood, the girls wrote the following poems to express what they learned about deer in […]

Hands-On Homeschool, Real-Life Homeschooling

Elections night party and the morning after

Another national election has come and gone: The results are in, and today, we move forward. For me, this election was significant not just because […]

Hands-On Homeschool, Real-Life Homeschooling

Up close and personal with the elections

This weekend I came to a better appreciation of living in a swing state: It can be pretty exciting and fun the week before a […]

Homeschool Encouragement

Oops, I did it again! Changing curriculum again… and again

My experiences changing curriculum have been pretty well documented on this blog. If you haven’t followed my journey, here are the highlights of our curriculum […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler, Homeschool How-To

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler: How do you schedule your day?

Welcome to “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler…” It’s your turn to ask the writers at NextGen Homeschool — four formerly homeschooled moms who are now homeschooling our […]

NextGen Perspectives, Real-Life Homeschooling

The Gotcher Family’s Homeschool “Day in the Life”

This week I’m participating in Q&A Friday at Simple Homeschool, and this week’s topic is Your Homeschool “Day in the Life.” I had planned to […]

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 […]

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