Children are not made to learn sitting at desks. Their tiny bodies are not designed for staying in chairs. That is why I started homeschooling.
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Excelerate Spanish: A Curriculum Review
This year, we tried a new curriculum for Spanish: Excelerate Spanish. How did it do? How did we do with using it? A curriculum review.
Should I homeschool through Summer?
New homeschoolers sometimes wonder if it is a good idea to homeschool through the summer. The truth is, there is no right or wrong answer to homeschooling.
Hug Therapy
Are you struggling with a child who is out of control? Hug therapy might be just what you both need! Check out the story of how it works.
Successful Play Spaces
Do your children have a ton of toys but they can’t play on their own? It could be a matter of too many options.
Should you homeschool high school?
Homeschooling high school is an all or nothing proposition in many states, as returning to public school once you start may be challenging.
Is it ODD or PDA?
ODD and PDA are similar in a lot of ways but result in some vastly different behaviors. How can you tell the difference?
ADHD: No, I Can’t Form Habits
My dentist insists that if I just floss for 21 days straight, I’ll form a new habit and do it every day. She’s wrong. Here’s why.
Learning Project Management: Executive Function Skills
Both college and real life are full of big projects. Practicing how to approach a big task and complete it will set your student up for success.
Should You Call Your Kindergartener Gifted?
Giftedness, especially in younger kids, is difficult to identify, and often comes with corresponding challenges. Let’s take a look at the bigger picture.
Homeschool: Should Nationally Normed Tests be Required?
I am seeing a lot of debates about homeschool oversight and a lot of fear from other homeschoolers about what that might look like. I think the most reassuring thing to do, is to look at states that have oversight requirements and compare them. Find out if...
A Unit On Macbeth: The Scottish Play
I am a big believer in learning literature, and I'm happy to share my ideas with you. This semester, I have been co-teaching a class on Shakespeare at our local co-op. It has been fun, engaging, interesting, and a bit harder than I expected. While I had taught...
Geometry and Quilting: Art and Science Meet-Up
In a quest to combine math and art right now, my homeschool is doing a lesson on geometry and quilting. Sewing is optional.
Math U See: A Review
I have used several math programs over the years, but the ones I have consistently used the most, has been Math U See.
Preparing Your Autistic Teen For the “Real World”
I recently spoke to someone who hires young people fresh from college about what problem behaviors they have seen in the workplace.
Let them be Little
I feel one of the biggest mistakes our society is making is that we are continuing to raise the expectations of children higher and higher. It isn’t healthy.
Game Schooling: Codenames, A Game for Visual Scanning
Too often when a kid shows signs of a learning disability, we jump into focusing on how to work on that specific skill.
Critical Thinking: Where to Start
One of my goals as a homeschool teacher, has been to make sure my kids were capable of critical thinking. So how do we encourage critical thinking at different ages?