Mosaic Homeschool Evaluations Florida - Kim Almas

08/03/2025

Florida homeschoolers (and anyone else who needs these these supplies), it's time to go shopping! 😃🎉

04/03/2025

How do *you* answer the curious questions? 😉

03/02/2025

(PS -- Remember to follow my main page to see most of my posts! ⬇️)

Happy Dr. Seuss Day! 😉📚

Do you celebrate in any way? (We liked to make green egg and ham 😅)

What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book?

01/13/2025

Thankful to be back 💙🙌🏼

It appears that I'm back in control of my pages, PTL. Thanks for your patience, friends!
Moving forward, let me know if you're starting to think about doing an evaluation in lieu of testing this year! Evaluations are a much less stressful, friendly, and legal alternative to testing!
⭐️ CHEC friends (Colorado only), remember that this is a testing year, and EVERY student in EVERY grade from 3rd through 12th needs to turn in results!
⭐️ If you turned in an NOI, you'll need to turn in test or evaluation results every other year starting in 3rd grade. For my Floridians, your dates will vary depending on when you turned in your notice to your district!
⭐️ Everyone else, check with your umbrella school, since requirements vary!

01/02/2025

Are you homeschooling an introvert? Never fear! ☺️ As homeschoolers, we all think about the buzzword "socialization" (ugh). While I’ve got a lot to say about that, the bottom line is this:...

12/31/2024

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12/30/2024

Florida homeschool friends: If you found me here, please also follow my main page, "Mosaic Academic Evaluations - Kim Almas."
I update that page more frequently, and anything I post will apply to Florida (unless noted)!
Thanks for following me, and I'm looking forward to working with your family when you're ready! 📚

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Providing academic evaluations for homeschoolers since 2010.

11/05/2024

It's Election Day! 🇺🇸🎉 For a homeschooler, this can cover a variety of topics: civics/government (obviously), geography, math, language arts, and even some life skills 😉

• Take your kids with you to vote if you can 🙌🏻
• Discuss your favored candidate and your values. 🤔
• Read age-appropriate books about the birth of our nation, founding fathers, the Constitution, and/or just the election. Teach vocabulary surrounding the election as you discuss the process. (Videos are ok too!) 📚
• Older students may wish to create posters or blog posts in favor of "their" candidate. Or, practice speech and debate with **friendly** debates that get your students thinking about both sides of issues. ✍️
• Make a red-white-and-blue dessert or treat. 🍓🫐
• See below for a link to a PDF for a FREE Electoral College map (and other fun links). Use red and blue colored pencils to color in the map tonight as the states are "called" for each candidate. ⬇️
• Add up the results as you go, and speculate outcomes based on different scenarios. ➕❓🤔
• Celebrate the fact that we live in a country where we're allowed to take part in the system, no matter the outcome 🇺🇸 🎉🙏🏼

What would you add? Please feel free to share resources in the comments (but let's keep it friendly 😅)

10/05/2024

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Mosaic Academic Evaluations - Kim Almas

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Providing academic evaluations for homeschoolers since 2010.

08/27/2024

Florida Homeschoolers, did you know?? This is super important!

(Side bar: Remember, by accepting PEP funds, you are no longer technically a homeschooler. In addition, you must test every year. Evaluations are no longer an option. 😢)

04/17/2023

Good news, homeschool friends! Florida homeschool law allows you to choose to have your child evaluated by a Florida licensed teacher in lieu of standardized testing! As a “graduated” homeschool parent (with 30+ years in education), I am delighted to help the homeschool community navigate this requirement. My approach is based on work samples and/or parent input, and is not intimidating or overwhelming 😊 (My rates are pretty fair too 😉) My website is coming soon, but you can message me here in the meantime. I’m looking forward to meeting you!