History is one of those subjects that people tend to either love or hate. Personally, I love it! It was my absolute favorite subject as a homeschooled child. I had big dreams that my children would love it too, and right now we’re at about a 50/50 split. One child loves it, and one has disliked it for most of his school years—though that’s starting to change. I really recommend having deep conversations with your older kids about historical events if you can; it’s fascinating

Preschool is often one of those times when people start thinking about homeschooling, but choosing a curriculum can be overwhelming. There are a lot of preschool options out there, and many of them are delightful. I’ve thumbed through a ton of them and used parts and pieces of many over the years for classes I’ve taught or with my own kids. Meadowlark is somewhat unique. As many preschool options as there are out in the world, there are few secular options with this beautiful

I’ve been a homeschool mom for what feels like forever, but if we’re counting formal schooling years, it’s been about 8 years. I started out much like everyone else—really excited to do all the things, follow a curriculum to the letter, and have all the beautiful learning experiences. That was not the plan my then-3-year-old had in mind, and I’m pretty sure he’s only recently started to enjoy any aspect of what could loosely be called “schoolwork.” Even then, I was pretty ecl