The Power of Penmanship
Friday, 25 August 2017
Penmanship can be seen as a follow-the-bouncing-ball mindless activity where children learn the basic strokes of the alphabet. You demonstrate how to make the smalls and caps of the letter “a,” for example. Show kids the method to write the letters and give practice drills so they will get it right. Penmanship, in this
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Finding Joy in Math
Thursday, 24 August 2017
Finding joy . . . in math? Some of you reading that may wonder how that’s possible. I know math often comes across as a very dry, frustrating subject filled with apparently meaningless rules. But when we look past those rules and really understand math’s purpose, math comes across in a completely different light.
Our Schoolroom: Making the Most of Small Spaces
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
When my husband and I were first married, we began a discussion about homeschooling. By the time our first child was born five years later, we knew that we wanted to homeschool. I had been a schoolteacher, teaching second grade and then special education. However, I quit working to stay home with our first
25 Unique Field Trips Across the U.S.
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Some of our most memorable homeschooling experiences have been made while on vacation. That may be because most of our vacations are better known as educational field trips. Regardless of the duration of our “vacation,” whether it’s a day, a week, or a month, there’s usually something we can experience together while learning something