I have a child who is “fast and furious”. I have a child who “doesn’t know”, “already knows that!” – no matter what “that” is – and who simply “doesn’t want to”. I have a child who, on the surface, is a reluctant learner. I also have a child (the same child) who is creative …
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“Little things can have a big effect.” This past weekend my son and I attended the National Symphony Orchestra’s world premiere of “Because”, a symphony of serendipity. “Because Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence MO WILLEMS wrote a powerful story of how chance, discovery, and persistence changed the life of a young girl, he needed an illustrator …
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Technology is an issue that parents have faced for decades. Before smart phones and social media were console games and TVs. Before TVs were radios. The technology battle hasn’t changed, it has simply become more complex, leaving parents to deal with monitoring a multitude of technology forms. From eyes glued to smartphones all day to …
Do you find yourself loosing energy trying to create/find a good rhythm in your homeschool or family life? Do you feel annoyed when you finally find one, only to have it thwarted by a move, a visit from the grandparents, or even your spouse? Let’s face it, rhythms can be tricky to find yet they …
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This year, for our 2nd/3rd grade learning, I want to incorporate more board games to go with the topics we are learning. I started our gameschooling year by compiling an Amazon list of board games to gift this holiday season for family to use when choosing birthday and winter holiday gifts. Some subjects were easier …
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Growing up, my family was not much of a game playing family. I played a handful of games, many of them at friends’ houses. My husband is a geeky video game player. Fortunately, as a young family, we discovered the fun of tabletop games from some friends when our son was about three. A few …
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Now, more than ever, families are looking at home learning as a viable option for their child(ren). Are you considering joining the ranks of homeschooling families this year? Several families who have reached out to me are still on the fence about their decision and questioning how they are going to make it all work …
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The other day my 2nd grader asked if he could watch a PBS show. It’s many parents’ go-to choice for “educational” TV, right? When I told him he could watch a documentary, he crumpled, showing his disappointment. That’s when I decided to check out CuriosityStream a streaming service that provides a fantastic collection of documentaries …
WHAT IS HOME LEARNING? The term homeschool implies the recreation of school at home, where a parent or caregiver copies the school setting and instructional model with a set curriculum, assignments, tests, assessments, and more. While homeschooling seems to be the “mainstream” catch-all phrase for a variety of non traditional learning environments, it doesn’t adequately …
Are we facilitating Field Trips or simply living Life? When my son’s public school kindergarten class visited a local grocery store to learn about community, it was considered a creative field trip idea by his teachers who were limited by the schools trip rules and resources. When I take my son to the grocery store, …
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