Reflections From An Eclectic Homeschooling Mama of 8

During the course of my homeschooling journey I have found more creative and cost effective means of educating my children. When I began teaching my oldest daughter (then 3) how to write her alphabet and numbers, I was consuming a lot of paper. This year I am teaching my 3 and 4 year old how to write and while I was creating a curriculum for them, it was as if I had an epiphany. The first thing that came too my mind was a laminater . Since I've purchased the laminater , I have been on create overdrive. I have created write and wipe binders for them. They consist of the pre -writing exercises,alphabet, numbers, patterns, size and shape discrimination, mazes etc. I am able to customize them according to their needs and they are durable. The best part is that they love to write in them. Schooling does not have to feel like pulling teeth. they have something that belongs to them and are able to use it whenever they want. I can also pass them down for future use with another child. I ha

First and foremost, I want to say Peace, Blessings, and Balance to all those who are embarking on this phenomenal adventure we call "Homeschooling". Peace is a blessing all in it self, being able to homeschool is a blessing and God knows I try to maintain some form of balance every day. My children are 6, 4, 3 and 5 1/2 months. I am currently homeschooling them all except for the baby. Though, I must say, when I am reading to them she is absorbing every word. Before I began homeschooling, I never knew it existed until God blessed me with my husband. He being a homeschool graduate himself, I still did not really understand the concept. I thought "How can anyone teach there children at home without being around teachers. They're not going to learn anything." My ignorance led me to believe that you had to have some certification or training. When my oldest daughter was 2 years old, I began teaching her colors, shapes, numbers etc. still not knowing that wha