by Kandis | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog Posts, Learn, Values & Beliefs
Kids love to play follow the leader whether or not a game is actually in progress. I regularly find my now five year old following me around walking like I walk or fluffing pillows behind me right after I finish fluffing them. He’s mimicking me as a way of...
by Kandis | Jan 11, 2023 | Become, Blog Posts, Do, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
One of the amazing benefits of homeschooling is that school does not have to take seven hours a day. Don’t get me wrong, we have an occasional long day that stretches to the length of a traditional school day but those days are the rare exception. One downfall...
by Kandis | Dec 28, 2022 | Become, Blog Posts, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
I am constantly evaluating what we are doing and what we could do differently but I spend some extra time considering these things in the weeks that we are off from our regular school routine like the weeks at the end of the year and weeks during the summer....
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 | 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...
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