by Trick Your Kids | Oct 15, 2026 | Co-op, Curriculum
I wasn’t sure what to do. It seemed beyond my time limitations and capacity, and honestly, I wasn’t sure if I was smart enough to take it on. And then my heart spoke to me. I took a deep breath and said “yes.” Every spring for five years, I had been asked to teach a...
by Jennifer | Oct 1, 2026 | Co-op, Leading, Mentoring, Planning
How is class going this year? If you’re like most mentors, one of two things tends to happen. Sometimes class prep takes over and pushes everything else aside, including your own homeschool. Other times everything happening at home fills your days so completely...
by Jennifer | Sep 12, 2026 | Co-op, Mentoring
For more than six years, Curriculum Square has hosted Art of Teaching trainings every June, and we’ve been quietly building a library of recordings along the way. There is some truly classic content in there. These trainings have been foundational to our own...
by Kristie Hill | Sep 7, 2026 | Co-op, Curriculum, Mentoring
A great picture book gives children something to wonder about. Play gives them a way to explore it. Learn how the Playful Book Club format can work for your homeschool co-op. If your homeschool group has ever struggled with finding the perfect balance for your...
by traci.hanks | Aug 25, 2026 | Co-op, Curriculum
Most American History classes touch on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Students learn dates, recognize familiar names, and may memorize a few famous lines. But more often than not, the documents themselves are squeezed into a single lesson, or...
by Jennifer | Aug 6, 2026 | Co-op, Curriculum
Planning for your Junior classes is its own kind of challenge. You’re working with a wider age range, shorter attention spans, and kids who learn best with their hands, not just their ears — all while trying to build a class a mentor can actually run without...
