by Kandis | Nov 23, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
One of the first things that I realized as a homeschooling mom is that I cannot possibly do all the things all the time. When we started homeschooling, we had two boys in elementary school [first and third grade], a preschooler and a newborn and quite honestly by the...
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...
by Kandis | Oct 26, 2022 | Blog Posts, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Think, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Last week on the blog I talked about how rigor is for all students no matter age or academic ability / difference. As part of that conversation, I mentioned the difference between productive struggle and destructive struggle. Since then, I have had some questions...
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 | Oct 5, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, Think, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
It’s easy to hand a child a book and tell them to read it. However, at all levels, the work that goes in before the first word of a book makes an incredible difference in overall comprehension. So, what exactly does work before a book begins look like? No matter...
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