Every Moment I Spend Writing is a Moment I Steal…Or is it? I came across a question in a writing support group a few days ago. Can you write too much? Is that a problem, or should you just let loose? Well, yes and no. Nobody seemed inclined to answer the question. So I replied….
Picking out which curriculum to use with your kids can be overwhelming and exhausting. Especially if you have made the decision not to go with an entire grade-level package. In this post, I will share my process for selecting the materials and curriculum my kids will use each year. I shop my house. I shop…
Brain Fat is Cool How to Get Your Kids Eating It, Even if They Hate Fish In this article, you will learn about the different forms of Omega 3 fats and tips and tricks to eat them in a yummy fashion so your kids are begging for more instead of running screaming in the other…
How to Get Your Kids Eating It, Even if They Hate Fish In this article, you will learn about the different forms of Omega 3 fats and tips and tricks to eat them in a yummy fashion so your kids are begging for more instead of running screaming in the other direction every time you…
I have a confession to make. We didn't study history much during the first few years of our homeschooling journey. Sure we had a few D'Aulaire books I read aloud, but other than that…the kids weren't asking questions and I was busy enough teaching reading, writing, math, and science (because they had a LOT of…
And Indulging Them Does Not Count as Listening Being heard by those who love us is an important human need. This need does not suddenly strike us when we are old enough to become articulate and argue our case. No, it is something we are born with and if nature did not think it important…
This morning I was sharing some tidbits of a news article, mostly because the article was ridiculous. It reported nothing new and could not seem to develop a single idea, instead, jumping about randomly. This was published online at one of those Giant News Sources. For their sake, I will not say which one is…
Why Getting Students Moving is Key to Academic Success Research has shown that our brain structure is connected to the movement of our bodies. While getting enough oxygen to the brain is a really good reason to get your kids moving more, it is one small piece of the puzzle of benefits available to the…
(Spoiler Alert: I don't) This is a big-picture, mindset type post. If you need specific teaching tips for homeschooling a large family read my article Teaching Multiple Ages and Grades in The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, it's free to read online. This is one of the first questions I get when meeting new people. Even before…
As I read about cognitive and neuroscience and all the amazing ways our brain learns I often see why I was attracted to certain educational philosophies and also why I didn’t jump all in. In other words, most of the educational philosophies popular in the homeschooling world have clear strengths and weaknesses when viewed through…