Setting up systems for homeschooling and our home is helpful as it gets everyone doing things systematically. This way we don’t end up doing unnecessary work or we miss out what needs to be done. Read more…
How We Juggle Homeschooling and Housework
How can we juggle homeschooling and housework? Isn’t it an impossible task? Yet it can be done. I share 28 practical tips and mindset shifts in this post to help us manage better. Read more…
Homeschooling After PSLE
A common question homeschoolers in Singapore get and even ask each other during the PSLE year and especially after PSLE is, “Are you going to continue homeschooling after PSLE? I address common questions raised when you say you are going to homeschool beyond PSLE plus the pros and cons of doing so. Read more…
Post PSLE Homeschooling FAQs
Post PSLE, there is no longer any Law that dictates our choice and mode of education. This can be exciting or scary. If you have been considering continuing to homeschool, let me encourage you that God is faithful and He will empower you. And if He has called/nudged/pushed you to homeschool even the secondary school years, you can do it because of His grace is all you need! Read more…
Grateful for Our Large Homeschooling Family
As I write and share how things are done in our large homeschooling family, I am overcome with gratitude to the Lord. As you know in Why So Many Children, I did not want to even have one child and yet God has changed my mind and heart to accept as many as He sends. And in doing so, He has stretched and grown me so much. Read more…
Planning Keeps Homeschooling on Track in Our Large Family
Planning holds the key to sanity in our large family in every aspect of our lives. Homeschool planning is no different. It keeps everyone on track. With my master plan, I know that each child would be able to finish up the syllabus on time and have enough time to practice with exam papers. I don’t have to guess and hope for the best at the end of the year. Read more…
Saying “No” When Homeschooling Our Large Family
SAYING NO WHEN HOMESCHOOLING A LARGE FAMILY is part of the Write 31 2017 Challenge. Read 31 Days of Life in a Large Homeschooling Family for more posts. * * * * * * * * * Saying NO when homeschooling It all seems so wrong doesn’t it? But when you homeschool a large family, you will […] Read more…
Homeschooling in a Large Family aka Teaching More Than One Child
Homeschooling your first child can be so fun and exciting. But as the family expands, homeschooling in a large family can get complicated. How can anyone homeschool more than one child, I used to wonder. I also envied those with extra help. Let me share how choosing the right curriculum, and having the right systems and routines help. Read more…
31 Days of Living Life in a Large Homeschooling Family
So, I have decided to be brave and take on the Write 31 Challenge this year. I had heard about it late last year when the challenge had already ended so I just put my name down to be notified when the 2017 challenge came on. And so, a few weeks back I received the email that […] Read more…
PSLE Round 5 and Other Homeschooling Matters
PSLE Round 5. Here we go again, and I am not even close to being done with PSLE! In today’s post, I share how we prepare for the oral exams and then get the children ready for PSLE with our own homeschool prelims. The prelims are more for familiarising the children with exam etiquette more than anything else. Read more…