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...
by Kandis | Aug 17, 2022 | Blog Posts, Do, Get Organized, New to Homeschooling, Playful Homescholing, Upper Elementary, Values & Beliefs, Younger Elementary
As a homeschooling family there are so many different subjects to intentionally pay attention to that families frequently ignore a subject like PE. PE or, as some of you are probably more comfortable calling it, gym is more than just recess, running or free outdoor...
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...
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