Better Together Co.

☀️ Preventing the Summer Slide: Part 1 ☀️

One of the easiest ways to keep kids learning all summer? Give them a project they're genuinely excited about!

It doesn't have to be expensive or complicated:
🎨 Art supplies you already have
📦 A giant cardboard box turned into anything they can imagine
🔨 Building challenges with household items
✏️ Craft kits, STEM projects, or creative tools like this 3D pen

When kids are creating, designing, problem-solving, and experimenting, they're building critical thinking skills without feeling like they're doing schoolwork.

The goal isn't worksheets all summer—it's keeping curious minds engaged. 💡

What's a project your child could spend hours working on this summer?

Homeschooling doesn’t have to mean doing everything on your own. 🤍

It’s okay to ask for help.It’s okay to outsource.It’s okay to buy resources that make your life easier.It’s okay to lean on a community.

You are still an incredible homeschool parent—even when you don’t do it all.

In fact, giving your child access to more support, more perspectives, and more opportunities? That’s not “less than”…that’s intentional.

Everything is going to be okay. You don’t have to carry it all alone. ✨

This has easily become our favorite way to do social studies.

🌍✨ One kit, multiple ages, and everything is hands-on, which means everyone is actually engaged (and I’m not juggling 3 different lessons at once 🙌).

It’s the kind of learning that sticks because they’re doing, not just listening.

If you’ve been trying to simplify your homeschool while still keeping it meaningful… this is it. 💛

Do you prefer all-in-one kits or piecing curriculum together?

Schoolhouse Discoveries

Phonics doesn’t have to mean worksheets on repeat. ✨

These phonics team flashcards are one of our favorite grab-and-go tools — we use them for sorting activities, long vowel practice, vocabulary building, and quick review games.

Simple. Versatile. Effective. 💛

Because when kids can see, say, and sort sounds, it sticks.
How do
you make phonics practice more engaging in your homeschool?

This one thing 👆 is crucial before starting homeschool with your kiddos. Remember: trust your instincts, you know your kiddo better than anyone!

Any other tips for new homeschooling families? Share them below, let's help each other out!

What does homeschooling look like for us over holiday break? Come take a peek!

If you need a quick, easy, MEANINGFUL activity for your kiddos, try out our storybook STEM! Wake up and make your day easier 🎉