by Kandis | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Rigor is not something to be reserved for only the top academic performers. As a child growing up, rigor was reserved only for those in the “gifted” classes. I can distinctly remember the ways in which I was “allowed” to work through various problems, discover new...
by Kandis | Oct 12, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
A couple of weeks ago, my mom came to town to help us out by watching the boys so we could get a date night and go to the theater to see Hamilton. The tickets we were able to snag put us at the theater on a Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10:30PM with a drive of a little...
by Kandis | Sep 21, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Let’s face it some days drag on and on and on and on and on. This can be especially true while we are homeschooling since there isn’t much to break up our days. While sometimes our days fly by because we’re all in and working well, other days feel as...
by Kandis | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog Posts, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
The weather in southern Ohio is about as perfect as it gets. We’re sitting in a that beautiful spot where the mornings and evenings are cool and the middle of the day has a pleasant warmth that will only last a couple of weeks more. So while this amazing time of...
by Kandis | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog Posts, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Rigor relates to the quality and depth of the work rather than the amount of work. Rigor is not the same as more work. In many cases, rigorous work can infuse more learning into less time with less work than the piles of “practice work” given in less rigorous...
by Kandis | Aug 24, 2022 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Every year I start out with intentions of doing all the things all year long. You know the list – keep topic relevant library books in the reading baskets, have all of the science supplies for experiments before we need them, do all the art projects without...
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