I have been homeschooling since my almost 13 year old daughter began Kindergarden, before my "reversion" to the Catholic faith. I had three girls at the time and I quickly found that workbooks were the key to consistency for me. After years of researching, I had so many aspirations for beautifully planned out lesson plans that thoroughly integrate subjects and leave my children drenched in knowledge. Well, that just didn't happen, and so I turned to workbooks- boring, I know, but I loved being able to just "open and go" and my children loved them. I found that covering basic skills with workbooks kept my kids on track with essential skills and still left time for them to explore learning on their own.
About three years after I began my homeschooling journey, I came home to the Catholic Church and not long afterward, my husband and I decided that we would leave the planning of our family size up to God. So homeschooling three became homeschooling seven (or more, God willing) and it became plain to see that my workbook addiction was going to break the bank.
So here I am, exploring ways to educate my large family on a small budget.
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