A few months ago we had the opportunity to review the Reading Detective curriculum from Critical Thinking Company. After our first review, I was invited to join the Academics' Choice Review Team, where parents and teachers receive access to curriculum/teaching materials to review. This time around, we were offered the opportunity to review Dig It Games Mayan Mysteries, an interactive and accurately content-rich game that allows students to explore Mayan culture and history through archaeology. ...
Sarah Blomfield shares her approach to keep her kids' clothing in order. Read all about it on Mindful Homeschooler.
Do you take school "holidays"? Every time a public school holiday comes along (MLK day, Presidents day, in-service days) my kids want to know if they can get the day off too. “Sure,” I tell them, “as soon as you start working from 8 to 3 with an hour or two of homework in the evenings, you can make every other weekend 3 days long.” They usually roll their eyes and get back to their terribly grueling “work day” of reading for hours on end, riding bikes, and watching history ...
I was talking today with a couple of other homeschooling moms about how we keep everything together. They perceived that I was very organized (though I had to admit that by my own standards, I'm frustratingly disorganized!). So they were asking me how I do it. It sounded like a really good idea for a blog post... one of these days when I get organized enough to do it. The thing I can talk about today is Being Busy. I've decided that needs capitals, in order to distinguish it from normal busy-ness. ...
I know I’ve blogged and/or tweeted this several times before, but it’s worth repeating: I am always amazed by my kids’ excitement at visiting the library and their taste in books! The youngest has been reading graphic novels for some time now, but her older sister just recently started reading them more often. As homeschoolers, my girls get to read whatever piques their interest. Whether they are conducting their own research (non-fiction) or compiling a list of books to read for pleasure, I usually ...
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