It has been a bit since I've had a new blog post. I'm sorry. It is not often that I admit when I’m struggling, but currently, that is where I find myself. I am in a mix of confusion and lack of organization with a side of brain fog. It’s already May, and we still haven’t found that perfect groove of the homeschool routine we have had the last few years. I know it’s just a season, and we will find our new routine eventually, but I feel like a brand new homeschooling momma, even though I’m entering year ten in our journey.

Like our story with All About Learning Press, I stumbled upon our math curriculum and began using Math U See. I was very leary of teaching math because it was not my chosen field, and I struggled with it in school. I somehow managed to make it through high school and college, but it was a struggle. I knew I needed something that would help guide me along the way and be very user-friendly in the long run.

In came Math U See, another curriculum we have used since our homeschooling journey began. Mouse, our oldest, has just started Zeta (Decimals and Percents), and Thumper has started Delta (Single and Multiple DigitDivision). I do not see us switching math curriculums, and here are the top five reasons we have chosen and continue to stick with Math U See.

Before beginning their homeschooling journey, many homeschool parents worry about homeschooling for several reasons. They weren't good in school, didn't go to college, are not trained as a teacher, or can't currently help with homework. There are many more reasons beyond these. Still, these are several reasons I have seen in observing various homeschool groups of parents starting.

About four years ago (when we switched to year-round schooling), I began planning and prepping for one year at a time. It has taken me a few years, but now I think I have finally found a system that works well. Now, I want to share it with others and help them to do the same. These little steps are not lesson planning in the traditional teacher's way of planning things. This planning allows things to run smoothly and for me to be organized enough to travel as we do each year.

When we decided to home school, it was because we wanted to be able to travel with my husband and his job.  We wanted to stay together as a family.  To make our journey successful needed to follow the mantra for our homeschooling journey, and for our blog/website is “home schooling anywhere and everywhere”.  Our home school need to be able to be able to be picked up and taken and done wherever we were.  After nine years, I think we have finally found a groove and several things that make this happen for us.  Each year it has gotten easier and easier to pack up and go this way and that.  There have been five key things that has been consistent over the last nine years that keep us going.