With a new school year, it’s a great time to take a look at your weekly homeschool routine and make sure it still works for your family. I also recommend doing a schedule check-in 2–4 times throughout the year, because what works in September might not work in January! Of course, this is our schedule—a custom homeschool routine built around our family, our commitments, and the activities we’re involved in. Take the ideas that work for you, borrow what you like, and leave the

How do you actually plan out a month of homeschool without making yourself crazy? 😅 In this video, I’m sitting down to plan our first month of the homeschool year and showing you exactly how I approach it. I don’t plan every single page or minute of our homeschool day. Instead, I focus on pacing our lessons and making sure everything fits into the month while leaving us plenty of room for real life.

I LOVE back-to-school shopping! 📚✏️ And as a self-proclaimed stationery junkie, getting ready for a new homeschool year is one of my favourite parts of the year. But before I went shopping, I did something important: I checked what we already had at home! There’s no reason to buy another package of pencils when you already have three sitting in a drawer. 😉 In this homeschool back-to-school haul, I’m showing you what we already had, what I decided we actually needed, and eve

If you’re homeschooling for the very first time, this video is for you! Starting homeschooling can feel incredibly overwhelming. There’s no single roadmap, no one-size-fits-all homeschool, and it can seem like everyone has a different opinion about what you “should” be doing. But you don’t have to figure it all out at once. In this video, I’m sharing 7 practical tips for new homeschoolers to help you start homeschooling with confidence—without trying to recreate traditional s

Welcome back for the 2026-2027 season! After taking a summer break (which was not nearly as peaceful as I had hoped), I'm back with a new season, a new unit and new products! Find out all the details in this week's video New Products!

Summer is finally here! ☀️ One of the questions homeschoolers get asked all the time is: "Do you take the summer off?" In today's video, I'm sharing what summer homeschooling looks like for our family, along with our plans for travel, reading, activities, and a little bit of learning. While we do continue some school through the summer, it's much lighter than our regular school year. Our goal is simply to keep moving forward with math, language arts, and reading while leaving

Our homeschool year is almost finished, so it's time to look back on everything we learned, loved, and would do differently! In this video I'm sharing an honest review of our 2025-2026 homeschool year, including our favourite unit studies, biggest challenges, and the books that stood out the most for our family. Find all the books with (affiliate links that are no extra cost to you!) here: Very Very Far North Wilderlore Heartwood Hotel 2 Lion, Witch and Wardrobe Percy Jackson

The homeschool year is wrapping up, summer break is around the corner, and I'm sharing exactly what I do to close out one homeschool year and prepare for the next. Last year, I left everything until August and spent all of September feeling behind. This year, I’m re-implementing my simple end-of-year routine that helps me head into summer feeling organized and ready for the new school year. Here are the 9 things I do now to enjoy the summer and start the next school year on t

Long-Term Homeschool Planning for the 2026-2027 Academic Year t’s time to plan our next homeschool year! In today’s video, I’m walking through my full long-term homeschool planning process — from reflecting on this past year to mapping out topics, routines, and weekly plans for next year.

Unit Studies, Novels & Writing 2026-2027 What are we studying this homeschool year? Today I’m sharing all of our homeschool unit studies, novel studies, and writing projects for the upcoming year! We use unit studies for most of our science, history, geography, and social studies, and this year’s lineup might be one of our favourites yet. I’m also sharing what novel studies we will be doing this year, as well as our new focus for the year: writing!

I'm sharing our full Grade 6 homeschool curriculum picks for the upcoming school year! 📚 In this video, I’ll walk you through exactly what we’re using across all subjects—language arts, math, science, history, and more—and why these choices are working so well for our homeschool right now.

I'm sharing our full Grade 4 homeschool curriculum picks for the upcoming school year! 📚 In this video, I’ll walk you through exactly what we’re using across all subjects—language arts, math, science, history, and more—and why these choices are working so well for our homeschool right now. I always aim to keep things simple, flexible, and effective, and this year’s plan really reflects that.