Old-Fashioned Education

So many parents, faced with the pile of notebooks, printables, supplies, and textbooks they have chosen for the year, feel overwhelmed and want to give up. Where do you even start? Already you had three fights and 2 messes to clean up. You’re behind schedule. What can you do? Maybe you should just send them […]

This is a quick overview of how to teach your child reading, writing, and arithmetic using chalk, a slate, and a few vintage books! This also covers how to use Webster’s Speller, since you can teach any child to read with Webster’s Speller! How to Teach Your Child to Read and Write You can use

A new school year begins in just a couple of weeks! That means it’s time to post about what we are doing this year, and how we are doing it! This year, I have a 9th grader, 7th grader, 4th grader, 2nd grader, and kindergartner. Also, I have a 4yo and a 2yo. And, I

I am a homeschooling mom and a homeschool graduate, but honestly, if I had a GOOD school for my kids, I’d send them. I love the flexibility homeschooling gives my children, but as a vintage housewife (the 1950s housewife was the OG tradwife), my primary responsibility is to be homemaker and housewife — emphasis on