Creating your own Summer Unit Study is easy, once you know the recipe. In just seven easy steps, you can create a special unit study around any topic for any age.
How to Write a Summer Unit Study in Seven Easy Steps
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Homeschool Tips
Summer Fun – Art Outside
Creating art is one way to get your child thinking, moving and doing in a different way than usual. Jump into the mess, but do it in the yard!
Homeschooling is Hard
If you see homeschoolers on social media, you may be under the impression it is all beautiful days of well-behaved children and happy lessons. Those are lies.
Summer Homeschooling
Summer is a great time to change gears in your homeschool and try something new. Here are some examples of how I have done that over the years.
How to teach art when you don’t know anything about art!
Art is an essential part of a good education. It is easy to feel overwhelmed trying to teach art to your child. But it doesn’t have to be scary.
Language Arts: Breaking It Down
Language Arts is plural because it is a subject that covers many different areas, skills, and abilities. Let’s break it down into manageable parts.
Do I need to wear a bonnet to homeschool?
Educating your child is a full-time job and there is nothing wrong with living in this century to do it! You don’t have to homestead to homeschool.
Later is Just Fine
Are they attaining skills later than their peers? That is okay! Earlier does NOT mean better. Doing things “later” doesn’t mean never.
A Dyslexia Journey
How does a dyslexic child learn to read? Slow and steady! Today’s post details the journey of one girl from beginner to reader.
Let Your Child Set The Pace of Their Education
Are you homeschooling a child with learning challenges? Are they attaining skills later than their peers? That is okay! Earlier does NOT mean better.
Middle School: What Really Matters
Middle school can be a challenging time. There are so many changes in a few short years for most kids. There are some things you can do to make things easier.
Auditory Processing Disorder: How to Homeschool when they literally can’t hear what you’re saying
Auditory Processing Disorder is when a person’s brain has trouble making sense of words and sounds. Here are my tips for how to adapt your homeschooling to help a child with APD.
Homemade Multi-sensory Letters
Do you have a child who is struggling to learn the difference between “b” and “d”? Today, I have a cheap and easy way to make your homeschool more multi-sensory!
Executive Function Tip: Rewards
Rewarding children for good behavior is a long-standing tradition. But how to implement it in a way that works in your home school?
Valentine’s Day OT Fun
Valentine’s Day is a great chance to change up our routine and get some great fine motor activities into our day. Here are some of my favorite activities.
Why I won’t push my ADHD college kid to also get a job.
While I know it is common for college students to have jobs, I won’t be asking that of any of my kids. I think college is enough of a job for most kids.
Learning to Write, Beyond Copy Work
How do you work on teaching writing beyond copy work? These ideas can get your student writing more, in a gentle way.
Skipping the 4-Year Degree: Post Graduation Choices
What do homeschooled kids do instead of a traditional 4 year degree? While many do attend college, there are some great alternatives!