Suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling
I can't believe we're still talking about academic acceleration and gifted children. Quite frankly, it makes me sad... and angry... and then sad once more. It breaks my heart to think of all those kids who spend countless hours in classrooms all over our country waiting to learn. Year after ...
One of the biggest homeschooling perks is the ability to incorporate art into the day. The truth is, between the budget cuts and high-stakes testing, there is less room for the arts in our public schools today. Parents who value the arts are often forced to add it in elsewhere, by seeking out music ...
I think you know by now that I'm a bookworm. Fantastic read alouds are the spine of our homeschool. We love to read wonderful books, have conversations about them, and then engage in extension activities based on the book. This style of learning works beautifully in our homeschool and it can be ...
When Leo was 3-years-old, he was obsessed with dinosaurs. Obsessed. We had dinosaur books everywhere, he drew pictures of dinosaurs, he wrote books about dinosaurs. We read Dinosaurumpus! so many times that I still have it memorized. Our copy is worn and tattered, well-loved. One night, when ...
