kids’ perspective

As a homeschooling family we have a pretty wide range of ways we homeschool.  I wouldn’t call us “traditional schoolers” yet I wouldn’t call us complete “unschoolers” either. Depending on the child we incorporate a variety of learning methods in our home.  We drill words, we go on nature walks, we read together, watch educational [...]

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Spelling Made Easy!

by Michelle on September 16, 2010 · 2 comments

This summer I knew we needed to catch up on some of the skills we missed out on at the end of our school year because of the unexpected events that we experienced.   One of the areas I knew we really had been lacking in was spelling.   It just hadn’t been a very big concern [...]

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Have you been infected with Curriculum Loyalty Syndrome? What is Curriculum Loyalty Syndrome? Curriculum Loyalty Syndrome (CLS) is keeping hold of curricula that is failing your family,  that is damaging your child’s love of learning, one that is hindering progress.  It is sticking with a program that isn’t working for your family. Perhaps you have [...]

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Each Saturday, we would like to share a question from a reader. We’re hoping that we can depend on all of you to share your opinions, ideas, or experiences that might help each week’s reader. If you have a question that you would like our readers to tackle sometime, please email Angie with “Reader Question” [...]

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Forts And The Art Of Learning

by amida on January 28, 2010 · 5 comments

There never seemed to be a chair around the dining table lately and the sofa looked pretty bare and cushionless. Even worse, the living room had been taken over by quilted lumps and my children were nowhere to be seen. Such was my life when my boys decided to go on a fort building mission [...]

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Have you ever taken your child to the doughnut or cupcake section of a bakery and let them pick the one they wanted? More times than not, they will choose one with SPRINKLES. My experience tells me that sprinkles must be magic, because EVERYTHING is somehow grand and glorious when they are atop it.  I [...]

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