Wouldn’t it be ideal to organize family photos as the years go by and kids are added to your crew? Your photos should be a treasure and a blessing, not a curse that makes your chest tighten and your breath come in short, quick gasps. You don’t have to do much to maintain a basic … Why You Should Spend One Hour Organizing Family Photos Read More » The post Why You Should Spend One Hour Organizing Family Photos appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

I’m wrapping up my posts about board games with a list of favorite strategy games for boys. While my sons love the other family games I shared in the Family Games post (and years ago loved Games for Young Children), they particularly love these games. Girls aren’t excluded from these games. My girls will play … Strategy Games for Boys Read More » The post Strategy Games for Boys appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

Family games are an amazing way to build memories with your kids. Games gather your family around the table, laughing and competing. Games are also all about learning to lose gracefully and do your best even when it’s not going well for you. (Tip: I’m telling you games are an opportunity to train your child’s … Family Games Read More » The post Family Games appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

Elementary math should be both thorough and fun. Helping your kids achieve math mastery during the early years will create a strong foundation on which all higher-level math will build. Yet, little ones love to have fun and you can harness that energy for learning by including hands-on activities in your math lessons. Here are … 10 Tips for Elementary Math Read More » The post 10 Tips for Elementary Math appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

Bird watching is an effortless way to observe and delight in the world around you with your children. When you build as many of these effortless ways of learning into your daily lives, your children will have an abundance of real-world knowledge, even if most days you feel you never move beyond math facts and … Bird Watching Read More » The post Bird Watching appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

Here are twenty-five of our favorite picture books. These books should be on everyone’s shelves. Many are old books and have withstood the test of time. Children loved them in the 1950s and they love them today. Some are newer but have an enduring quality and the necessary combination of a great story and wonderful … Favorite Picture Books Read More » The post Favorite Picture Books appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

Maps are the critical geography resources to have in your home. In my post, Teach Geography Without Curriculum, I explained a few ways you can introduce young children to the world around them and create habits of discovery that last a lifetime. The key resources you need on hand are maps. A good atlas is … Geography Resources Read More » The post Geography Resources appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

You can easily teach geography without an expensive curriculum. Even better, you don’t have to spend thirty extra minutes of your day teaching it. Purchase a few basic supplies – like a good atlas – and you have all you need to give your children an excellent grasp of world geography.   My Geographer I … Teach Geography Without Curriculum Read More » The post Teach Geography Without Curriculum appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

Are you overwhelmed at the thought of planning a high school course of study? Your brain feels fuzzy determining upper level math sequences. After all, the third grade math book displayed an enormous “3” on the cover. The Algebra II textbook doesn’t come with any such clue. How many years of Spanish should you expect … Plan a High School Course of Study Read More » The post Plan a High School Course of Study appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more

Here are three simple methods to keep track of school work that gets done in your home each day. Whether you’re a person who loves structure or freedom, you need some method of measuring what subjects your kids complete on a daily and weekly basis. If you’re looking for a new system this fall give … 3 Methods to Keep Track of School Work Read More » The post 3 Methods to Keep Track of School Work appeared first on Old School Homeschool ..read more