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Restarting school in the new year & a free homeschool planner

I wanted to quickly share this free printable homeschool planner from Lara Casey. It looks beautiful and seems so practical not only for the day to day notes but also goal setting. Lara Casey is the creator of Powersheets, so it makes complete sense that this would be a great resource for planning. If you don’t already …

January 15, 2019

Backtracking in my homeschooling

I have mentioned many times throughout the years that one of my sons has struggled with reading. It is an ongoing journey for us, but there have been so many big improvements in the last year since he started boarding school. One of the most helpful things I did was backtrack in his reading lessons. …

October 1, 2018

End of the school year wrap-up 2017/2018

I wanted to do a quick round-up of any new curriculum we used this year in our homeschooling. Since the school is ending there are summer camps available for kids, especially the Ravenscroft Summer Camps. The camp specializes in interaction and education for kids. A lot of our curriculum we have used for multiple years …

May 7, 2018

A quick reading tip for struggling readers

I have talked about struggling readers before (here and here) and shared some of my favorite tips, but I have a new tip that is really helping now. My struggling reader is in 2nd grade and reading has started to really click for him. There were times I doubted we would ever get to this …

April 6, 2018

2016-2017 school year wrap-up

We finished our regular school year (we do school mostly year-round) and I want to take a minute to talk about what we used this year for various subjects, what worked well for us and what we ended up ditching. Overall, I have been really happy with our school year and I feel like we …

June 19, 2017

Creating a ‘prepared environment’ makes homeschooling easier

I have mentioned several times that I get easily bored with homeschool routines and strict structure. I have learned to discipline myself but I also try to consider and accommodate my boredom when possible. I found that having an environment prepared for learning really helps to keep days running smoothly and encourages learning throughout the entire day — not just during …

March 14, 2017

Sarah’s homeschool ‘day in the life’ with an 8-, 7-, 5- and 3-year-old

I’ve meant to write this post for a while now but every time I thought about starting, I realized we don’t have a lot of typical days around here. We have a loose weekly routine and some steady anchors in our daily routine — I intentionally leave room for flexibility and spontaneity. It took me a …

5 Comments March 6, 2017

What counts as learning

When it comes to homeschool, I sometimes find myself questioning if I am doing enough. Are my kids really learning history even though we never sit down to do a history lesson? Are they learning science even though it is only October and I have already scrapped my plan for the year?

2 Comments October 11, 2016

My favorite books for new readers

I have a little bit of an obsession with first-reader books. There are so many options out there, but I struggled a lot to find books that were true phonics readers. There are many books labeled phonics readers that are full of words that were not really phonetic. Especially at the very beginning, my kids found …

2 Comments September 27, 2016

Planning my homeschool week

We are on our third week of homeschool for the year and I am back into the swing of planning like I never stopped. Everyone has their own way of planning, but I’ve been often asked how I plan out each week. I can’t say that what follows is how I will plan next year, but …

August 26, 2016

Pagination

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A Haven of Chaos is where I write about the little things I am learning through my days at home and where I share the strategies I use to help build a haven amidst the chaos. I look for ways to thrive in the monotony and find contentment within it because waiting for the chaos to stop or even to slow down means never really living.

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