Jill Cain, Author at Homeschool Base
Hi, my name is Jill. I am a homeschool mom of six amazing kiddos ages 3-21. I hope that sharing my experiences and keeping things real helps to light the paths of others along the way.
What Does It Mean to Give a Child an Idea?
Posted in Homeschooling, Teaching on June 26, 2017
There are some teachers that we never forget. Some teachers have a special place in our hearts. They had something that the others just couldn’t touch. As children, we didn’t recognize it, we just knew that while in their class we never felt like we were learning and we always walked away feeling kinder and Read More »
6 Lessons My Kids Taught Me Over Many Years of Homeschooling
Posted in Homeschooling on June 22, 2017
As homeschool parents, we take our roles seriously. I mean, we even have entire websites devoted to it. We educate ourselves, we try out new experiments, and we read new books all in attempts to give our children the best education possible. It is our goal to see that they learn, right? Isn’t that what Read More »
When Homeschooling Doesn’t Look Like You Thought It Would
Posted in Homeschooling on June 22, 2017
Do you ever have one of those days where you look around and wonder, “Is this really my life?” When you started homeschooling you had this picture perfect image in your head of what it would be like. You felt great! Maybe a little scared but you were doing something for your child that was Read More »
Getting Healthy and Fit with Summer School
Posted in Homeschooling on June 15, 2017
Yay! Summer is here. As a homeschool parent, I’m sure you are excited to take a break from thinking about homeschool for a while. What if I told you that summer is the perfect time to get in some homeschool activities? In fact, some of these activities can only be done in summer. The best Read More »
How to Homeschool Through the Summer with Unit Studies
Posted in Homeschooling on June 13, 2017
Kids are always so excited for summer to finally arrive. Summer means swimming and ice-cream, playing outdoors and picnics. Sure the first couple of weeks, the kids thoroughly enjoy it but soon boredom sets in and kids are whining to you to give them some ideas of fun things to do. For many families, summer Read More »
