Sarah McCubbin - Ten Minute Momentum

The Ohio ACE Program: A Great Resource For Your Child’s Education Extras (2024)

*Note: The ACE Program has been discontinued. It was originally paid for using COVID funds. Families who have funds have until 2025 to use them. In 2022, the Ohio Department of Education officially launched the Ohio ACE program to help families who are under 400% of the Federal Poverty level qualify for an educational savings […]

The Ohio ACE Program: A Great Resource For Your Child’s Education Extras (2024) Read More »

Homeschooling in Ohio – 8 Tips, Tricks & Resources

Sarah McCubbin

Homeschooling in Ohio is an adventure I would recommend to anyone who wants to try it! Ohio is centrally located to so many amazing educational opportunities and the cost of living is much lower than most of the country, which makes it great for families who might be living on a single income. Let me

Homeschooling in Ohio – 8 Tips, Tricks & Resources Read More »

17 Tips to Motivate Students to Learn

Sarah McCubbin

Anyone who has ever been a teacher or homeschool parent know how hard it can be to motivate students to learn. It can be one of the greatest challenges. After all, as the saying goes, “You can bring a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” A teacher can have great content and

17 Tips to Motivate Students to Learn Read More »

10 Habits of Successful Homeschool Moms to Avoid Burnout

2 Comments / Sarah McCubbin

Successful homeschool moms aren’t really what you think. They aren’t defined by academics or finances or some other parameter. More than anything, successful homeschool moms are defined by their mindset…the peaceful confidence in the process. That might be difficult when you first begin, because you don’t know what to do…or how to do it. But

10 Habits of Successful Homeschool Moms to Avoid Burnout Read More »

100+ Funny Questions to Ask Kids

Sarah McCubbin

Here are a bunch of funny questions to ask kids when you have a few minutes, or at the dinner table or when you just want to laugh! Whether you need questions for your kindergartener or your teen, you will get them all talking in no time! As a mom of 9, sometimes I just

100+ Funny Questions to Ask Kids Read More »

Dwelling in God’s Presence-Psalm 91:1 {Free Psalm 91 Print for 2024}

Sarah McCubbin

Psalm 91:1 talks about dwelling in God’s presence. I’ve always enjoyed peace and quiet, but as a mom of 9, that is a rare experience. My husband took our 6 younger children to the beach with my inlaws for a week. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.

Dwelling in God’s Presence-Psalm 91:1 {Free Psalm 91 Print for 2024} Read More »

Are Homeschool Group Bylaws Important? Yes! Yes! Yes!

Sarah McCubbin

Are homeschool group bylaws important? It’s a pretty common question in homeschool co-ops, support groups and hybrid homeschool options. You might wonder WHY they are so important…especially since there is SO MUCH to do when you are running a group. Homeschool group bylaws remind me a lot of my grandma’s old tattered rule book. Growing

Are Homeschool Group Bylaws Important? Yes! Yes! Yes! Read More »

7 Steps to Buying Homeschool Curriculum When You First Begin

Sarah McCubbin

When buying homeschool curriculum, the sheer volume of choices can be overwhelming. You want your child to be successful and you don’t want to mess this up. Because of that pressure, you may feel pushed to hurry up and pick! Don’t stress out! Even if school is starting next week, you don’t need to stress

7 Steps to Buying Homeschool Curriculum When You First Begin Read More »

7 Exciting & Different Methods of Homeschooling

Sarah McCubbin

You may be wondering about the different methods of homeschooling. My own image of homeschooling was a direct reflection of my childhood. I was homeschooled in Kindergarten and then again in 6th & 7th grades. In Kindergarten, my mom was all about workbooks and flash cards. In middle school, it was more of the same.

7 Exciting & Different Methods of Homeschooling Read More »

13 Pros and Cons of a Hybrid Homeschool Education

Sarah McCubbin

A hybrid homeschool program is simply a “combination of school and homeschooling.” Hybrid schools are half private school and half homeschool which makes them very appealing for a variety of reasons. Generally, students will do some kind of program a couple of days a week (similar to education offered at private schools) and then homeschool

13 Pros and Cons of a Hybrid Homeschool Education Read More »