It’s that time of year. All the stores are shouting: BACK TO SCHOOL. But for many of us, it’s “school as usual.”
Not anymore! Time for some fanfare!
Learn what others are using. Share your plans. See what works, or what doesn’t, for others. Share your photos. It’s a Not-Back-to-School blog hop for homeschoolers, afterschoolers, preschoolers, carschoolers, anyone – anyone at all – who teaches at home and wants to share or needs a little encouragement.
- First week in August: It’s a curriculum hop. Share your well-researched plans on your post. Show us what you love. Four math curriculums later… you decided on?? McLinky will go up on Monday 8/3/09!
- Second week in August: It’s a school room hop. Tell us about your “school room”. This can be a dedicated space, or what you’ve made work. Post photos, storage ideas, comfy chairs. Your garage? Or dining room table? An actual school house? Show us where you school! McLinky will go up on 8/10/09!
- Third week in August: It’s a “not back to school photo” hop. This time, share your students! All too often, homeschoolers forget to take that token not-back-to-school photo. So, you can wear a backpack and new shoes like the typical first-day-of-school photos, or you can wear a batman costume, goggles and barefeet – like my homeschoolers. Come as you are. First-day-of school photos shared. McLinky will go up on the 8/17/09.
- Fourth week in August: Day in the life. Do you rise at dawn, say the pledge of allegiance, sit at desks, have recess? Do you school year round or do nature hikes? Or do you start well-caffeinated and hide in the bathroom for your own recess? Tell us about a typical (or not so typical) day in the life of your homeschool. McLinky will go up on 8/24/09.
So, this year – let’s have some fanfare! Spread the fun, encouragement, hard work and beautiful students you work so hard for.
See ya on Monday for the first round!
Grab a button so your bloggy friends can share their hard work, too.
**Update – There’s been some interest to add a 5th week McLinky to post if you have curriculum to sell on your blog. Please yay or nay in comments if you’d be interested in posting your ‘For Sale’ gently used curriculum and Blog Hop readers can contact you to arrange payment and shipping.
Yay! I’m interested in that! I have too much stuff. I have got to part with some of it.
I am so excited for these posts. This will be my first year homeschooling and I’d love to see what everyone else does!! So glad I found your blog!
This is our first year homeschooling too…Super excited and praise goes to the Lord!!
See you on Monday!! 
Oh…what a great idea. I have been quite remiss in posting homeschool stuff this past year. I need to get back into gear!
I’m SO stinkin’ excited about this. I was just tell my husband that this is hands-down the best time of year to read blogs, for ideas and inspiration. School is upon us! Books are bought, schoolroom is being revamped, and my energy (and heart rate) is rising. Kudos to you.
Thank you thank you thank you for this great idea! Urban Kid 1 is starting “first grade” this year, and I’m all prepped and over-prepped, I think. Since we’re all-new at this, I’m always interested to see what others are doing. It’s reassuring and also sparks ideas.
Thank you again!
very cool idea. i’m in.
Great idea! Can’t wait.
What fun! Thanks for organizing this, Darcy!
This sounds fabulous! I’ll definitely post the button on my sidebar so I don’t forget! This will be great.
Great idea! Thanks! I am interested in a curriculum shop week.
My children are long grown, but I love your idea of a Not-Back-To-School blog hop!
Great idea, Darcy! This sounds like fun.
We’re in!! Fun idea!:)
I am pumped about this too ! Thanks Wendy for sending the link!
I am so there! Looks like great fun, and I like the idea of the 5th week posting any curriculum for sale.
What fun, count me in~hopefully for every week!
The curriculum sale sounds good. Not sure if I have anything I need to sell but I’m sure others do and this would be a good way to pass it along.
I am SO looking forward to this! I may not link up every week, but I am SO gonna pore over all these posts! We are starting back up August 17th, barring any hiccups with my mom’s recovery from surgery. Thanks for doing this, Darcy!
Love it! Count me in!
I’m IN! What a great idea and a great way to see how other brave and crazy homeschool moms and families do it.
We are definitely in on the blog hop! Love it! Thanks so much for hosting and organizing!
I just did posts about our homeschool plans and first day of school pictures is it ok to put them in Mr. Linky the appropriate week or do they have to be new posts??
And yes, I have some stuff I have been trying to sell and have not had any takers. Maybe someone one coming from this Blog Hop could use them. It would be nice to see them go to a new home instead of sitting in a box.
YEAH, FUN! Yes, on the 5th week!
Great idea! Thanks so much for letting me know about this. Our school room is destroyed right now and our books are in boxes, but maybe I’ll just remember the serenity of having everything in its place last year. It will give me a goal to shoot for.
I would love to get in on this. I will try my best! Things get busy around here with 4 little ones.
Love this. I’m in!
I’ll add this tag to my homeschool blog. What a neat idea.
Wonderful idea! Week 1 is already in progress for me. Off to add the button…. God bless
I’m so excited about this Darcy!! LOOOOOVE IT!
Darcy! You are awesome. This is just the kick in the backside that I need to motivate me to get my schoolroom sorted out. I have all these ideas, but was not motivated to execute. So–thank you thank you!
Great idea. I’ll be there!
I love the idea about selling used/unused curriculum too. I have a LOT of that to part with and just need a shove/dealine to do it!
Yay, I can’t wait!
See you on MONDAY!!!
This is our 1st year homeschooling, I am in. Hopefully I can get the house organized as we just moved cross country. See you Monday!!!
Yes! I love this idea, and the fifth week for selling curriculum is a great idea too! I’m linking and I’ll be posting too! Thanks!
Awesome! I am so psyched to be able to share with other homeschoolers out there…this will be great! I added the button to my blog. Now that we are staring school tomorrow and I have things in order, I’m really looking forward to adding blog posts again. It’s been a while! I hope everyone has an exciting school year!
Jenny
EGADS! I’m already a week behind.
This is a product of being in denial that school must start again soon.