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unschooling

Geography with a Twist

by Tonya on September 9, 2010

in geography, projects, unschooling

Are you tired of learning about geography from a book? Are you looking for a fun way to make this subject come alive in your home? Then I have just the project for you, Flat Travelers. Appropriate for a variety of ages and at the cost as low as a stamp, this is a fun [...]

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Mess Hall 101- Learning History Through Cooking!

by Michelle on August 30, 2010

in elementary school, family, hands on, high school, home ec, social studies, unschooling

A few months ago I came across a book that I really thought was pretty neat.  To be honest, when I first bought it I had no ideas about using it for schooling purposes.  I bought it for me.  I bought it because it seemed practical for our family.  I bought it because the title [...]

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Teaching a Love of History in Your Home

by Tonya on August 10, 2010

in field trips, hands on, high school, middle school, unschooling

We’ve all seen them, the kids who are at the front of every field trip, presentation or class waving their hands furiously, bouncing up and down in their seat,  barely containing their excitement because they KNOW the answer and they really want the tour guide, instructor or fellow mom to call on them so they can [...]

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How to Create a Cartoon History Book

by amida on August 3, 2010

in arts and crafts, hands on, how to, lapbooks/notebooks, social studies, unschooling

History is so full of stories and events that it is sometimes difficult for children to get a good grasp of it. One way to aid in this is to read the history of the world to them, in chronological order, and have them illustrate the events in their own cartoon history book. The illustrations [...]

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Schooling When Tragedy Strikes

by Angie on May 17, 2010

in faith, family, hands on, life skills, unschooling, why we homeschool

Our schooling very recently hasn’t looked like the schooling that we usually do. Although I got close to scrapping it all and saying that we had missed over a week of school, I realized that I just needed to embrace what we had done, and not what we hadn’t done.
Though we did sit down just [...]

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Picture Plays – A Fun Way to Learn

by Amy on May 6, 2010

in arts and crafts, family, gifted education, hands on, how to, language arts, media, projects, unschooling

I can’t take credit for this idea.  It was all my 9 year old daughter’s doing.  But, it’s turned out to be a wonderfully fun educational tool!
We gave our daughter an old digital camera on her 8th birthday last year, and from there, it’s been pure creativity!  Picture Plays was born out that creativity.
All you [...]

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