Many homeschool parents, myself included, often find themselves in a funk, comparing or mirroring their teaching style and their child’s learning habits to conventional methodology and cultural expectations. Most of usdon’t want our home schools to be schools at home, yet deviating from the course, skipping units, and substituting a manual’s directions with our own instinctive […]
History is one of the easiest subjects to teach for free. We live in an age where information is readily available and costs nothing. All you need to know is where to get it and how to deliver it in memorable way. History textbooks are wonderful addition to any home school and well worth the price tag, but don’t […]
I can’t believe it’s been almost 3 months since my last blog post! Honestly, I haven’t missed it a bit. After 18 weeks of morning sickness, followed by 6 weeks of bed-rest which required us moving in with my husband’s dear parents, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed the last month of being back to “normal” in our […]
For two weeks, we had planned on taking the kids to Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Our son is obsessed with big machines, farming equipment in particular, and we knew they would enjoy the field trip -especially since Brad had booked the afternoon off of work to come with us! The big day arrived and we […]
A couple months ago, I came across this homeschool quiz and thought I’d take it just for fun. Well, not just for fun. I kind of hoped it would tell me conclusively what my homeschooling style is. Then I could read up on whatever the result might be and master the method. Plus, I’d have an answer for all […]
Homeschooling is growing by leaps and bounds that promise exciting and challenging times ahead! Its exploding growth rate can be attributed to two main factors: a second generation of homeschoolers who are beginning to follow in their parents footsteps with their own children, a new wave of homeschoolers inspired to action by the repulsive new […]
Homeschooling is a gloriously flexible method of education that can adapt to your family’s particular needs. Some of my Floridian friends work through the Summer when it’s too hot to be outside and take the Winter off instead. My best friend uses the Sabbath School method: 6 weeks on, 1 week off, year-round. Except for […]
Unit Studies: a naturally exciting way to learn. This is a freeing, motivating, and organic approach to education that allows and encourages children to dive deeply into a subject they care passionately about, or discover an interest in something they had no idea they would really enjoy. The beauty of Unit Studies is that there […]
As far as I know, no one has ever set out to homeschool in the most stressful way possible. No one I know has ever gone up to an exhibitor at a homeschooling convention and yelled, “Show me the most labor-intensive math program you’ve got! I could really use some more stress in my life!” […]
Our relaxed homeschool consists of traditional textbooks, regular story books and readers, experiments, field trips, and a myriad of other things in which printables also find their place (the professional term for this approach is “eclectic“). We use printables in four main ways: As Unit Study helpers, which we’re planning a lot of this year. As a satisfactory solution for […]