If you've spent time with young children, you've spent time with sponges! Children are like sponges. Not in the commonly-thought-of meanings of being a mooch, parasite or freeloader, but in the sense of drinking in, soaking up, and saturating themselves with information regarding the world they live in. Children are...
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Interest-led Homeschooling
Interest-led Homeschooling While the 3 Rs are absolutely fundamental things to teach, don’t be hesitant to delve into interest-led homeschooling. While you may not give your child a choice of what math they get to do because you know the direction you are taking them, there are times and things...
Sue’s Making Connections Case Study
I like the article on making connections and would like to contribute an example for use in this article. During a visit to Vermont I remember walking into the tv room and seeing the tv on, Joe (around 5?) standing in front of it, Sam, Naomi and Ruth milling around...