Are restless kids driving you up the wall? Kids who are stuck inside during cold winter weather or rainy summer days can quickly become little troublemakers, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Parents can turn winter downtime into an opportunity for fun and learning by making use of online resources, many of which…
Picture this: you’re on a relaxing summer vacation in Hawaii. The weather is a sunny 87 degrees, the palm trees are swaying gently in the soft wind, and the relaxing sound of the ebb and flow of the waves is too peaceful to ignore. You grab your inflatable inner-tube and hit the sand running. Only…
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. Same idea goes for trying to teach an unmotivated child. Simplify your curriculum and focus on the necessary. Try eliminating the busy work. The benefits of homeschooling allow you to tailor the curriculum to your child’s interests. If he or she naturally…
During summer and winter breaks, I often hear parents mention how they can hardly wait for school to be back in session so they can “have a life” again. Let’s not lie, the public and private school systems do free up our time as parents giving us opportunities to go to work, run errands, organize…
If you’re the type of person who is always on the lookout for something new, this could be a nice resource to add to your homeschooling collection. It’s an interactive anatomy book that will be released in March 2018. I created a short video about it here: I explain about kickstarter campaigns in the video…
No matter how hard you try, not all school subjects will be thrilling to your child. To assume your child will like all subjects all of the time is a bit unrealistic. When asking your child why they dislike a subject and they respond with “it’s boring,” try to find ways to make it less…
We teach our children to walk and get excited to hear their first word. But we don’t think about the joys of teaching our children how to read. You can feel the thrill of seeing your child discover connections with the world around them as you share lessons in science and math. Watching a child…
The word “basics” doesn’t have to mean simple. You could change that word to foundational or the primary principle. Before you gather free homeschool resources or try to pick an expensive curriculum package, you need to consider some foundational goals for your homeschooling venture. What are your fundamental academic goals for your child? You have…
As adults, we have to go to work or get our tasks done most of the time, whether we like it or not. A child is much more honest with his or her opinion about things that are not liked, especially work-related tasks. Children need to learn that some things in life need to be…
You’ve heard the saying about “trying to spin too many plates at one time.” When you are trying to teach children with a range of ages, you can feel like you are “spinning plates” much of your day—always anxious one will fall and break. The trick is to keep everyone engaged in their work and…
