suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling.
FTC Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.* Hi. This is Leo. I just finished reading a great book and it’s called The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger. This book would be great for kids who like math like I do. The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure is about a boy named Robert who…
Lots of folks have asked how Schizz and I encourage creativity in our children, and few have suggested I write a post on the topic. I have to be completely honest with you guys. Initially I found the question to be a challenging one and I think it’s because I view children as inherently creative beings. I…
I’m not sure whether I’ve mentioned this before or not, but Leo has been working on a family history project for several months now. The idea started with a Story of the World workbook activity and grew from there. When he first started the project, I suggested that he start with our family first, and then…
Hi. This is Leo. For my homeschool, I have been been working on a family history project. I think family history projects are a great idea for homeschool. My mom’s friend gave us a great idea about a Family History Project with a grandparent journal and we added it to our project. We are giving…
My favorite parenting book, hands down, is The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. Since reading it, I give the book to all new parents in my life and include it with baby shower gifts. If you have yet to read The Read Aloud Handbook, please do so. I dare any parent to read the introduction and not finish the rest of…
We had a random act of kindness happen, homeschool-style, happen to us the other day. Remember how I told you that I had found a homeschoolin’ mentor earlier this year? Well, the other day we arrived home after a crazy day to find an unmarked manila envelope tucked in our front door. When we opened it,…
