How to Create Sustainable Homeschool Day with The Minimum Viable School Day

I don’t care how long I’ve been at this–every school year I get starry-eyed and [...]

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Curriculum Picks 2025/2026

Welcome to our ninth year of homeschooling! Let’s talk curriculum picks. (Inquiring minds want to [...]

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A Guide to Homeschool Community in Kansas City

About once a month I get an Instagram message asking about the homeschooling community in [...]

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Our Favorite Open-Ended Toys and Play Materials

This post may contain affiliate links. Have you ever wondered why those big play kitchens, [...]

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Homeschooling on a Budget: The Full Set-Up

So you want to homeschool and you’re on a budget.  You need great curriculum recommendations [...]

Help! I’m Afraid of Falling Behind in Math!

Math is the one school subject that scares us the most.  Half of us have [...]

How Do I Teach Language Arts?

Nothing plagues a new homeschooling mama more than anxiously waiting for the day her child [...]

How to Approach Topical Subjects (History, Science, Literature, Geography)

Aside from math and language arts, let’s talk about the other subjects you’ll likely be [...]

What Age Should I Start Homeschooling?

“When should I start?” This is THE most common question I get about homeschooling! Often [...]

A Goal Setting Strategy for the Homeschooling Mom

As I sit cocooned in the ambient sounds of a coffee shop on a Sunday [...]