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Over the last 9 years certain changes have created an enjoyable, calm and smooth homeschool day so I thought I would share and see if they bless your homeschool.

Planning my 9th graders weekly lessons.

What, why and how I make a course of study for our homeschool.

Our thoughts on the "Creative Writing" curriculum we bought.

Interviewing my daughter about Lightning Literature Grade 8. The good, bad and what I would do if I did it over again.

My 7th grade curriculum choices.

Inside look of Layers of Learning Year 1 Unit 1.

Secular homeschool choices for my upcoming 9th grade! We are reading the Bible but all other curriculum is secular.

I'm quickly explaining our homeschool flow. We don't follow a rigid schedule and it always changes depending on our season of life, but a flow gives my children some guidance.

Small snippet of our homeschool routine. It's a lot of me bouncing between all children and guiding them through the day.

How we budget on a one-person income and incorporate sinking funds.

If sinking funds aren't part of your budget process, they should be! No more stressing about fun events or car repairs.

Using Layers of Learning Year 1 Unit 1, I planned our history lesson.

We've been using Layers of Learning for 4 years now and love it but I notice there aren't many reviews so I thought I would give my opinion in the hopes it helps you decide.

We are secular family, so finding reasonably priced box curriculum is difficult so I must piece together. This is what we've used for our 1st grader this year.

What I used for my 8th grader. Math Math U See Real World Math Charlotte Mason Business Math Language Arts Fix-it Grammar Creative Writing Lightning Literature Grade 8 Spelling Power History/Geography/Science/Art Layers of Learning Thinking Tree Science Portfolio Extra Note Taking

What I've used for my 6th grader in 2021-2022. Math Math U See Language Arts Lightning Literature Grade 6 Fix-it Grammar Creative Writing Spelling Power History/Geography/Art/Science Layers of Learning Thinking Tree Minecraft Science Portfolio Thinking Tree Endangered Animals Extras Duolingo Spanish Critical Thinking

On the fence about homeschooling? Well I share some of my pros and cons that I've experienced through my homeschooling journey.

The last 4 years or so I've used this same process to plan for the new school year and broken it down into steps.

There are 4 big steps that I followed after I said YES to homeschooling. This is a break down of those big 4 steps in the hopes it's less overwhelming and you have a starting point.

A look inside how I use my Happy Planner 365 Create and my children's planners to organize and plan our homeschool days.