by Kandis | Feb 8, 2023 | Blog Posts, Do, Know, Learn, Playful Homescholing, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Kids ask an inordinate number of questions every day. What’s for dinner? Why is the sky blue? Can a grasshopper jump up to our deck? Why do people like non-stick stkillets? Is it better to use parsnips or carrots with pork? Can you make cookies puffier if you...
by Kandis | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
There is no such thing as a bad day to curl up with a good book or to read aloud with my kids but my absolute favorite days to snuggle in beneath the blankets and read are the cold snowy days that we get nearly every winter in this part of Ohio. When we are snowed in...
by Kandis | Dec 21, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
It is a glorious and proud parent moment when you realize that you child now reads well enough to go and read a book to himself without your help. You now have the freedom to give your child a book and walk away knowing that he can read it and you all can come back to...
by Kandis | Dec 14, 2022 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Books play a central part of our every day. There is not a morning time together that we do not read a picture book and share our thinking before, during and after we read. If there is one thing that I know, it is that these times are essential to our learning and to...
by Kandis | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Know, Playful Homescholing, Younger Elementary
Being fast and efficient with basic math facts makes a world of a difference in all areas of math. When facts are not a chore to figure out, new concepts themselves can be the focus of instruction and work. Unfortunately, learning math facts is often a frustrating and...
by Kandis | Nov 9, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Get Organized, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
One of the top reasons for homeschooling that I hear time and time again from families is the opportunity for flexibility. Oddly enough, most of the families that state this as one of the top benefits have such stringent rhythms and routines that when opportunities...
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