You've heard about the 3 Rs. So what is the fourth R? Everyone has heard of the 3 Rs, but the 4 Rs are what...
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Math
Math should be practical and real, not daunting. While many people don’t like history, at least an equal number say they don’t like math, and...
Newsflash
Newsflash! Newsflash! Newsflash! I know you need this newsflash like I did, so here it is. You are not omnipotent! You do not have the...
Movie Reports
Movie reports are a great idea. Try one. Just as there’s a place for book reports, periodically there’s a place for movie reports for your...
Newbery Books
Newbery award books - best children's books of the year. Award-winning books can be a great resource, and new Newbery Books turn up annually, and...
Laziness
Signs of laziness versus responsibility. I was asked to write a post on laziness. Where do I start with a subject like this? How about...
Mining for Nuggets
Nuggets are incredibly valuable and can transform your homeschool. How do you go about mining for nuggets, and where do you find the things that...
Using Multi-media
Using multimedia in your curriculum. I’ve said a fair amount about the growing audio-visual medium, so it makes sense that I should write about using...
Living History Books
History comes alive with living history books. Perhaps if history had been taught to me through living history books, I might not have dropped it...
My Five most Invaluable Items to use in Homeschooling: #1 A Library Card
A Library Card is one of my five most invaluable items to use in homeschooling. We are book people. When we moved, we got rid...
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...
In the beginning… Getting started
In the beginning ... Getting started with homeschooling. Here’s a little secret about our homeschool journey. It was very hard getting started. Even though my...
Humorous Stories
Keep a journal of family funnies. It is worth your while to keep a journal of the humorous stories that come up in your child’s...
Film Study
Introducing film study... The audio-visual medium seems to be replacing the written word for entertainment in the current younger generation, which is why I believe...
Field Trips
Field Trips... They're closer than you think! A simple visit to find out about the local police department, or a trip to a museum are...
End of year report
An end of year report to record what you have covered in your school year is worth the effort. When we lived in Vermont, the...
Creating your own curriculum
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, consider creating your own curriculum. I looked for a long time for the golden bullet, the perfect...
Making Connections
Making Connections Before you get confused, I don’t mean meeting new people when I refer to making connections. That is a completely different subject. I...
Caldecott Books
Caldecott Awards are given to the illustrators of children's books. One of the greatest gems of a book I read to the children was a...
Avoid Feeling Overwhelmed in your Homeschool
Avoid feeling overwhelmed - set yourself to do it. Avoiding feeling overwhelmed is something to set yourself to do. That sense of the weight of...