by Kandis | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Get Organized, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
I sit on the unpopular side of the fence in homeschooling in that I do believe that the work our children do should be graded. But, before you quit reading, hear me out for a moment because I don’t believe in traditional letter grades or percentages so we may...
by Kandis | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog Posts, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
I see you with that back to school ad mama. I also see your concern about your bank account and the giant pile of curriculum books that you are avoiding. August starts next week and let’s face it, everyone is talking about going back to school. Everywhere you...
by Kandis | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Younger Elementary
Summer is in full swing and for the first time ever we are bringing our homeschooling to nearly a full halt. In the past we have continued to do math, reading and writing near daily for the entire summer but this year we are all ready for a break. The boys have worked...
by Kandis | Jun 15, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, Get Organized, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Not Yet School Age, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Children ask a million questions daily – or maybe hourly. And if we’re honest, we don’t know the answer to a few – or maybe most – off the top of our heads. So what do we do? Well, at some point, parent-teachers quit saying, “I don’t know” and “Let’s learn...
by Kandis | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Learn, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
In college I had a professor that frequently reminded us that in order to have a highly effective lesson, we must “wiggle them, giggle them or gross them out.” The LiiNK project, research by Peter Gray and the work of many others support this sediment and take it...
by Kandis | Jun 1, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
Inherently students trust you. This is exceptionally true in most home school environments. You have a relationship that is deeper than that of most teachers and students as you are also parent and child. From time to time, however, we begin to break down this trust....
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