Go for the gleam in the eye. In education, we often end to focus on what concepts our kids are learning or not learning. It is important to remember that leaning happens best when the child is interested. Think about it. Don’t you remember more when you are interested in…
Once upon a time my oldest child was in Kindergarten. He did not like phonics. His reading skills had blossomed, but phonics was difficult for him. One day I found a little message written inside his Explode the Code Book 3 workbook: “I DOT LUK FONIX” Translated, it means “I…
The revised What Kind of Homeschooler Are You? quiz has been taken over 30,000 times since April. Homeschooling is diverse. I think if I compiled all 30,000 of these quizzes, there would be 30,000 different results. Recently, I decided to take a closer look at some of the quizzes…
Every homeschool should be different. I think we often forget this. Not only are we teaching different kids, but as parents we also have our own set of unique strengths and weaknesses. It can be tempting to take a look at another homeschool and compare. It is okay if…
When I first started homeschooling, my child baffled me. He was not learning in the way that I thought that most kids learn. Personalizing my child’s education was a major reason we were homeschooling, so I set off to figure out what made my son tick. Understanding his unique learning…
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.…
