9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn
Have you seen my Unschooling page? It’s always easily accessible via the tab above. I think you will find some fascinating reading there, regardless of how you educate your children, and even if… Read More
Tag Archive: Homeschooling
The ABCs of Unschooling
Thanks to my friend for forwarding this article to me. I have tried very little curriculum since I’ve had children (I did use it for five years before then, while teaching primary grades)… Read More
Back to (the wrong) school
I’ve been reading Seth Godin’s blog (via email subscription) for about a year, since someone suggested it online in a discussion about business productivity. I love his succinct articles, making it always possible… Read More
9 1/2 Tips to Homeschool Math
As the summer is waning, I’m paying more attention to the homeschooling information and resources that come my way. Here’s a helpful and funny list written on a fantastic blog all about math.… Read More
How many books do you have?
I have over 1500 children’s books. I know because in the late 90s, I was teaching and, imagining the future children I hoped to have, collecting books mostly via the Scholastic book clubs… Read More
The Future of Libraries (and maybe schools?)
I just read Seth Godin’s idea of The Future of Libraries and I like it. I am a long-time fan of libraries. Among my earliest memories are lunch periods in the library at… Read More
Project 365 Day 13 How we homeschool
For the last few weeks my kids were having marathon viewings of shows like Wizards of Waverly Place and pbskids’ Fetch! This week they’ve been asking to do math problems, cooking experiments, and… Read More
Project 365 Day 2
One of the books we have read many times, and we read again today, is The Gingerbread Man. I asked Ian if he’d like to make our own gingerbread man with the recipe… Read More
done with 3
I’ve thought about writing a blog post several times since the last one. Instead, I’ve been busy with things such as decorating for Halloween, getting locked out of the house by my 3… Read More
piano, drama, art, and soccer, oh my!
Has anyone wondered where I’ve been? Well, for one hour a week I’ve been in downtown Spotsy with my two younger kids while Rhiannon is in her piano lesson. Rhiannon’s drama club takes… Read More
