Single Mothers Homeschooling: A Series of Articles

I last posted about my article Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 1: Before You Begin, I have added four more articles making it a series, with more articles to come.

Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 2: Homeschooling and the Law
Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 3: Setting up a Portfolio
Single Mothers Homeschooling Part 4: The Socialization Issue
Single Mothers Homeschooling Part [...]

Thanksgiving Break

We are on a break from our typical homeschool schedule this week, but we are still busy learning:

We are learning about budgeting and money matters. We don’t have money to buy gifts for people, because we are having serious money issues this year. Paying bills comes first, and we are still hoping to be able [...]

And so it Begins: The Race to Make as Many Homemade Gifts as Possible as a Homeschool Family

And what does this teach?

Creativity; Inventiveness.
Frugality.
Love.
How to make do with what you have.
Reducing waste, reusing materials; Recycling.

We have a few tied fleece children’s throw blankets that we no longer need, so we are going to reuse the materials to make tied fleece pillows for my nieces. I also have a whole box of fluff that [...]

Earning Extra Money as a Family

A lot of people are having a hard time making ends meet right now. It is understandable with prices on food and utilities going up so much, we can’t seem to catch a break. I am lucky in that a neighbor needed a babysitter for her daughters.
I thought that I would share some ideas for [...]

Single Mom Blog

This is a shameless plug for my new blogging job. This is a wonderful blog with many links of concern to the single mother. I have already created quite a few categories, and I will add more over time. The categories that I have created so far are:

Money Matters
Pamper Yourself
Kitchen Helpers
Family Times
The Teen Years
Crafty Children
Parenting [...]

Freebies for Homeschoolers

1. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/brite00eyes/575659/  Win a year of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine- Digital Edition!!!
2. http://www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/individual_hs.asp  Book-It Program through Pizza hut offers homeschooled children a personal pan pizza free each month for participating.
Hope these are helpful!
Shannon

Beginning to Plan for Next Year

It is going to be different, planning a homeschool year for only one child. It won’t take as long, either.
At any rate, Zowie finished the school year up on Friday. She has already chosen a project for next year, and a lot of the books she wants. I have been busily trying to locate them [...]

Getting the Most from Your Yardsaling Day By Shannon Buck © June 2005

Summer is here, and there are a lot of yardsales about on the weekends. The best yardsale days are Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I usually try to go on Saturdays, before all of the good stuff is taken. Sometimes on Sundays the people having the sale will sell items cheaper, so I will sometimes opt for yardsaling on [...]

Jobs for Children/Teens

There are many things that children and young teens can do to earn a little money. Here are a few ideas:

* Cat-sitting
This is relatively easy. It only requires them to feed the animals on time, let them in and out of their homes, cleaning their litter boxes and loving on them.

* Dog Walking

* Baby-sitting

* Mother’s [...]

Saving Money and Freebies

As a single mother of two, I understand the need to try to educate our children on a tight budget.

I do this in a number of ways:

* Clearance sales on books and  supplies.

A couple of years ago I picked up 10 twelve packs of pencils at .10 each. Where did I find such a great deal? [...]