2021 – 2022 First Grade Year End Review

Hello friends! It’s such an exciting time of year. Either you are finishing up your school year or you’re a year round homeschooler and  it’s a great time for a “let me get my thoughts together” break. That’s what I’m hoping to do this year. I’m hoping to school through the summer but with a lighter load and more focused […]

All About Reading Teaching Tips and Help

More Multisensory Practice All About Reading’s Multisensory approach is one of the amazing components of the program. But as we all know some of our students need a little more. So Lets get into some useful All About Reading Tips. Multisensory is exactly what it sounds like, using all your senses. The tiles are a great component and worked wonderfully […]

How Long Does it Take to Homeschool

In short, not long. And definitely not as long as it would take if they were in public school. So let us not torture them with that expectation. I actually timed it today and real-life numbers were 45 minutes for my kindergartner and 1 1/2 hours for my 2nd grader. Now, these are subjects we have to tackle individually so […]

About Me

Hello! My name is Rachel. My two daughters, husband, and I live in the Lone Star State. Our homeschool journey started about 3 and a half years ago when I put my oldest daughter in full time school for about 3 months and realized it wasnt for us. On this journey I have realized I am learning right along with […]