Clever Foxy Mama

Empowering parents with insights and homeschooling tips

Category: Homeschool

  • 5 Powerful Reasons to Rethink Homeschooling

    Helen

    Homeschooling has grown in popularity over the years and it won’t go away any time soon. In fact, I don’t think it’ll ever go away! Just look at these statistics on the John Hopkins education website. It says that there’s been an increase in homeschooling in just the 2023-24 school year alone! Homeschooling is here… Read more

  • How To Be More Organized and Get More Done

    Helen

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    I love making lists I have notepads everywhere with lists started on all of them! I even have a list of books that I plan to read before the year is done. I have many planners from over the years that I should probably throw away. Now, do I always follow these lists? Sometimes….. Making… Read more

  • How to Plan Fun and Educational Field Trips for Homeschool Families

    Helen

    The fun thing about homeschooling is that almost any adventure outside of the house can be called a field trip. Well…almost. I find it a little silly when parents take their kids shopping and call it a field trip, but maybe that’s just me. I was homeschooled from K-11 and my favorite field trip was… Read more

  • How to Organize School Papers (the easy way)

    Helen

    Back to school!! Most parents are super excited to hear those words! Some are not because they now the mountain of papers their kids will come home with and the mountain of homework. This can even go for homeschool moms, but it can look a lot different. Some homeschool families don’t use a lot of… Read more

  • Why is Play Important in Early Childhood Education?

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    What was your favorite part of the school day? Did you say recess or lunch? If you did then you’re in the majority! Many kids love recess and wish it could go on all day! There are some school districts that have shortened recess time and it is very detrimental to the kids’ health! Let… Read more

  • What are the Different Ways to Homeschool Your Child?

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    Are you thinking of homeschooling your child? Are you worried that you can’t because of reasons beyond your control? There are a lot of different ways to homeschool your child that aren’t the ‘tradition’ way. I know we all see these stay at home moms who live on a lot of land and grow all… Read more

  • 3 Ways to Journal with your Preschooler (and why you should)

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    You may think that it’s odd for a kid 3-5 years of age to start a journal. Well, I’m here to tell you that it’s not and it may beneficial to the little tykes! Journaling is a way to express oneself and to write down your deepest, darkest, most inner thoughts. Why would kids need… Read more

  • Homeschool 101: how to start teaching your kids!

    Helen

    So you’ve looked into homeschooling and want to take your family on this journey! ……but you’re not sure where to start….I have the answers! Well, not all the answers, but I bet I have most of them! I was homeschooled as a kid from preschool to high school. I did go to public school for… Read more

  • Which Homeschool Curriculum Should I Use?

    Helen

    As you probably have figured out….there are a lot of different homeschool curriculums. It can get so overwhelming and not to mention so expensive! There’s also different forms of homeschooling that you can do like Montessori, classical, or eclectic. I will dive into all the different homeschooling forms in another post, but for now we’ll… Read more