Homeschooling tends to be a little all over the place in our house. As eclectic unschoolers, or something of the sort, I never know exactly what I’m in for when I get up in the morning. Some days we focus on crafts and learning through play, but many others are teacher intensive and involve jumping [...]

I love Pinterest!  I have always been a collector of articles, ideas, and pictures that I love.  I used to keep notebooks with clear sleeves and put magazine clippings, recipes, and decorating tips in them.  I often became overwhelmed because I would have to go through so many magazines and then would have a mess [...]

I have found a wonderful way to organize my children’s work for the year, so I thought I would share it with you. This has been my favorite by far and it has made me more efficient. During my planning day in the summer, I was always trying to get the whole year planned with [...]

For most of us winter is here! The trees are bare, the grass is dead and, for many of us, there isn’t much sun in the skies. This can be a real discouraging time for homeschoolers. It is a time when you don’t get outside much and the days seemed to last forever. If you’re [...]

The holiday break can be a wonderful time to organize your homeschooling. You may have gotten behind on putting papers in notebooks, or you have books all over the place. Maybe somewhere along the way you have lost track of what your plans were and you are feeling discouraged. This will be the perfect time [...]

I have seen so many great ways to display your children’s artwork lately. I thought it would be fun to share some of them with the Homeschool Mosaics readers today. Artwork is one of those things that can clutter our homeschool area FAST! I hate to say “clutter”, because truly our kids masterpieces are usually [...]

There are so many things out there now that can help you stay organized in your home and in your life. From container stores to department stores there are products that help you organize every single nook and cranny in your home. Homeschooling has some unique challenges because you are trying to maintain not only [...]

If you are really struggling with your organization in your homeschool maybe it is time for a clean out day! There are times we don’t even notice why we are having trouble finding things, or why our minds seem to be cluttered with distractions. Clutter can do this; and, if clutter can form anywhere, it [...]

Making the first day or the first week of school special can really help get your children excited about school. I love to have a special surprise at the table when they wake up the first day back. If you do all year school you could schedule this sometime after one of your breaks. I [...]

At the end of July I love to schedule a planning day for the new school year. I know some moms who even do a weekend – how fun is that?! However, you only need a day if that is all you have to get lots of planning in. The first thing you need to [...]