Why in the world would someone homeschool their child? Many teachers and society in general are against the concept. How could a parent do as well as a trained professional? The National Center for Education Statistics cited an increase in the number of children homeschooled. It rose from 850,000 in…
So what did my kids do in school today? My 2nd grader did: 15 minutes of typing on the computer program Roller Typing Did two days worth of spelling with Sequential Spelling 1 Did one page in his Italic Handwriting Series Book C book Practiced the third tone in Pinyin…
Is there such a thing? Apparently, some think so. Some people seem to think that if you are someone desiring to be a stay at home mom or even a homeschooling mom that going to college would be a waste. I’ve encountered this idea many times and don’t understand it.…
This afternoon while we were schooling I noticed all three of my kids around the table content. That never happens! Usually the little one is running around playing, but she decided to join us. I captured the moment in pictures to show what each child was doing. My little one…
We have adapted our school schedule somewhat. I have activities and assignments planned out for each week, but to make it more interesting I have printed off their activities and assignments and cut them out. I folded the little bits of paper and put them in 3 jars or cups.…
On my son’s sixth birthday our family went to Chuck E. Cheese for a little fun during a regular public school day. My kids had the day off of school due to our move and resettling. We were surprised to find Chuck E. Cheese full of elementary school aged children…
I have grappled with unschooling. In some ways I see it really working well for us, but in other ways I don’t think it is enough. I approached preschool through unschooling and my children were very well prepared for Kindergarten. I like the idea of unschooling after preschool, but the…
When we were approaching our second year of homeschooling I decided to try and put together my own unit studies. There are a lot of great unit studies out there, but I didn’t find something that was exactly what I wanted. Many unit studies encompass a wide range of school…
Homeschooling when a child is sick can be challenging. Of course the first thought is to just resume school when the child is feeling better. That may work in some situations, but if you have a bug that passes from one child to another and there are multiple children in…
I recently gave my boys a black and white map of Ukraine for them to color as part of our Ukraine unit study. The map had cities and rivers labeled as well as bordering countries named. My 5 year old and 7 year old took different approaches to the task.…
