Homeschooling

  • Homeschooling: Accepting Defeat

    I’m a workbook homeschooling mama. I thrive on checklists and structured lessons and even flashcards. Unfortunately for me, this homeschooling mama has to admit defeat. There have been a ton of changes in our family the last few months, and sticking with our formal lessons and extensive homeschooling resources has not been possible. Between five […]

  • Preschool Bible Study Giveaway!

    Today is an exciting day at This Outnumbered Mama! I’m hosting my very first giveaway! I am so thankful to Cullen’s Abc’s for generously offering to give away ten of their preschool Bible studies and one Cross Box, their brand new activity subscription box, to my readers. To enter, leave me a comment at the bottom […]

  • Is Homeschooling for Everyone?

    I believe that homeschooling is an absolute joy and blessing to our family. Mr. C is gifted (in the academic sense of the word not in the every child has different talents sense) and the resources in public schools for gifted kids are limited, especially in the younger grades. A-Man has a variety of special […]

  • Homeschooling vs. School at Home

    This post is all about one of the biggest debates I’ve seen around homeschooling your kids. Well, except for maybe the whole homeschooling and socializing thing. If you use a box curriculum, or *gasp* workbooks some would argue that you aren’t a “real” homeschooler because you’re just replicating school at home. Then if you’re an unschooler […]

  • Homeschool Curriculum: Extra Subjects

    Last week I shared some of our homeschool curriculum because I know that I devoured over countless blogs when we decided to homeschool hoping that someone would share what they use. When we begin our homeschool journeys, it can be intimidating and scary and overwhelming. There’s so many different curriculums covering so many different subjects.. […]