by Kandis | Sep 4, 2024 | Blog Posts, Know, Middle School, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
You and your child are now noticing when you are thinking as you read! That’s great! Happy Dance!!! I wish that I could say that was all you needed to do to raise a thoughtful reader. But, if we stop here, we are setting our kids up to miss out on a whole lot of...
by Kandis | Aug 30, 2024 | Blog Posts, Do, Middle School, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
The science curriculum that we prefer has a million experiments, projects and “Try This” sections embedded into the textbook. This is part of what we love about it. It is also what has made me lazy. I love science and the doors it opens for exploration,...
by Kandis | Aug 28, 2024 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
I don’t know about your family but our family was enthralled with the Olympics this summer. We watched bits and pieces of countless events. Everything from surfing to ping pong, high jump to water polo and all the things in between. One part we didn’t...
by Kandis | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog Posts, Do, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
I am not a fashion model. I am not tall enough and though I’m thin, I’m likely not thin enough by industry standards. That has always been my shape. I am also not good at putting together fashionable outfits. I don’t care for shopping and if you shop...
by Kandis | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog Posts, Do, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Reading Comprehension, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
The hardest part about metacognition – thinking about thinking – is learning to listen to your brain. Your brain is constantly telling you things and making you aware of what it is doing but most of what it is saying we leave in our subconscious minds. We...
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