I’ve gotten several requests from readers lately asking about academic calendars and/or a free printable attendance record. Most recently, I received the following sweet message: Hi, Jennifer. I know this school year just ended but I can’t wait to get next year’s academic calendar!!! I’ve been using them for the last 2 years and I…
We’re working on lesson plans for the new school year at our house, which for me means lots of list making and chart printing. I try to share as many of these as I think may be useful to my readers. I’ve recently added a bunch of new calendars to our free printables section, including…
ATTENTION: Are these free printable 2025 Calendars not the ones you need? Then follow this link to find the year you’re looking for. We’re only two weeks into 2024, and I’ve already gotten multiple requests for next year’s calendars. Evidently, I have a lot of readers who’ve taken advanced planning to a whole new level,…
ATTENTION: Are these 2024 Calendars not the ones you need? Then follow this link to find the year you’re looking for. Long about mid-January every year I start hearing from readers requesting copies of my calendars for the following year. And this year is no exception. Which means requests for 2024 calendars have been piling…
Some of my most popular and often-requested resources are my free printable calendars. Hardly a week goes by that I don’t get at least 3-4 emails asking if next year’s calendar is ready yet. So in an effort to make my calendars a little easier to find, I’m collecting all those links on this page…
At the end of every year, I try to look back and see which of my posts from the preceding 12 months enjoyed the most popularity. Hence, my Top 10 Flanders Family Posts of 2023 below. Creating this list helps me better understand what kinds of resources have appealed most to my readers (that’s YOU)…
We’ve fielded a lot of questions over the years on the topic of homeschooling. Below are a few of our most helpful (and frequently requested) posts, pages, and printables for homeschoolers — whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been at it for years. Why Homeschool? There are as many different reasons to homeschool as…
At year’s end, I like to look back to see which of my posts from the preceding 12 months enjoyed the most popularity. Hence, my Top 10 Flanders Family Posts of 2020 is born. Creating this list helps me better understand what kinds of resources have appealed most to my readers (that’s YOU) in the…
The start of a new school year is just around the corner! Accordingly, this post is chock-full of fun ways to celebrate starting back to school. Even though, as homeschoolers, our family usually does lessons year-round, I still love the fresh start August brings with regard to co-ops and school supplies and new routines. I’ve…
For today’s Mailbag Monday column, I’m responding to several of the reader requests I’ve received recently. Most of these involve tweaking a variety of my free printable calendars, including my “Praying for Your Husband” 31-Day prayer guide. Reader Request: As You Wish! Scrapbook Calendars First, Debbie writes: I absolutely love your scrapbook calendars. Will you…
We’ve been on Spring Break this week. We have two children in college, two in dental school, and one in medical school, and — for the first time ever — their various academic calendars synced, so that they were all off at the same time. They opted to spend the week camping. In the rain….
Emily Buchwald once said, “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” That’s the theme of this week’s coloring page. But I want to unpack it a little. What, exactly, can parents do to raise children who love to read? As a homeschool mom, I want my children to enjoy devouring good books…
This is the second in a series of posts devoted to Scrapbooking Shortcuts. To read the introductory post, click here. And check back tomorrow and throughout the coming weeks for more installments. What follows might be called my philosophy of scrapbooking. I know it’s very basic, but I think it is a good starting point…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2014 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2014 December 2013 Happenings Last…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2012 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2012 December 2011 Happenings Gabriel…
One of our readers recently wrote to request a printable homeschool report card. Traditionally, I’ve not been as meticulous about grade reports for elementary school as I am about high school transcripts. However, I’d been considering printing up something more “official” looking for my younger kids. This would allow them to take advantage of some…
