suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling.
6 Books for Teaching Map Skills My kids love maps. You might even say that my kiddos are obsessed with maps. When my children are passionate about a topic - and especially when they are passionate about the same topic- I love to create unit studies. Unit studies are wonderful for: Families with children of multiple ages Those who wish to encourage…
Parenting a gifted or twice-exceptional child can be a challenge. I wouldn’t change our journey for the world, but parenting and educating our PG/2E son has been one of our life’s greatest challenges. I have learned so much from him and I always tell folks that he is my wisest teacher. If you are new…
Super Simple Map Activity for Children We have been having oodles of fun learning map skills over here this summer. Today, I’m going to share a super simple map activity for children based on a book that we have recently fallen in love with. *Disclosure: I received a free copy of the book mentioned in…
For quite some time now, my children have been interested in maps. They love to collect them, create them, go on treasure hunts using them, and read about them. I saw this map-obsession as a perfect learning opportunity. As I sat down to think about how I could expand upon my kids’ interest in maps, I…
We’ve been having a blast exploring the world of map skills and geography. Recently, we made some map vocabulary flash cards. We were using them one afternoon when Leo suggested that we make our own landforms using some of our homemade play dough. I thought it was an excellent hands-on learning activity for young hands, and…
Writing is a Lifestyle with Brave Writer When our son, Leo, was just 3-years-old, he wrote and illustrated an entire series of books featuring an adorable character known as The Goofy Lion. The original Goofy Lion book was a preschool project. Leo drew the images and his teacher wrote down the story for him. We loved the first…
