Homeschool – in less than four hours a day
Homeschoolers are often asked how they have time to do everything. If you incorporate homeschooling fully into your life – it is simple!
Project Based Learning
Project based learning is an educational approach in which students actively explore real-world problems and challenges and acquire a deeper knowledge. Because of this, Project Based Learning prepares students for academic, personal and career success and readies young people to rise to the challenges of their lives and the world they will inherit.
Middle School Writing
Last year, I celebrated my 30th year in education. Yes, it was 1987 when I […]
Gap Year – Gaining Experience Before Higher Education
When my daughter was a senior in high school, my husband and I strongly encouraged […]
Student Based Projects
Yes, I am one of “those teachers.” Take out the paint, pastels, markers, construction paper, […]
Back To (Film) School
Eva and I recently enrolled in a course on how to create, script, film, and […]
Old-School Outside Games
Back in elementary school, we played outside with the other kids in our neighborhood – […]
OTA – Helping You Homeschool Better
Online learning is truly the wave of the future, as it promises to bring choices […]
Summer Reading Recommendations – Middle Schoolers
Here are some summer reading recommendations for middle schoolers with an interest in history: Breaking […]
Learning From Our Past – Reasons For Studying Ancient History
Reading the buzz surrounding this latest discovery from Pompeii prompted me to ask the following […]
Working Harder (and smarter) – Mike Rowe on Hard Work
“Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe has taken up a cause that many in education would […]
No… I Don’t Get It All Done
“How do you do it all?” I can’t even begin to tell you how many […]
A Novel Idea – Teaching With Literature
Teachers, whether parents homeschooling their children OR teachers instructing a class, love literature! Teaching literature […]
The Best Time Of The Year
It’s that time of year again… Some of us get excited. Some of us get […]
Summer Activity Suggestions
Yes, I know we’ve just taken the leap forward into spring (and “gained” another hour […]
Sometimes Struggling Students Make the Best Teachers
For those who knew me in high school, it might be a surprise to hear […]
Building Creative Confidence
Something amazing and magnificent happens when a child has confidence. In fact, I truly believe, […]
Vocabulary Development – How Much Are Those Words Worth?
It is no secret that we all want our children to be able to express […]
Dunkirk and Darkest Hour – Cinema in the Service of History
One of my less endearing and misanthropic traits is an inability to enjoy awards shows […]
Please… Treat Us Like Family
The Challenge of Keeping Up Homeschooling can be an ordeal for parents. Often, they have […]
Top Reasons to LOVE Online Learning
It is estimated that over 5 million of the country’s 54 million K–12 students are […]
Getting Started with STEM
What’s In An Acronym? What are the benefits of including STEM related courses as part […]
Bridging the Gap from Learning to Understanding
Learning as a child is like writing on clear and fresh paper. But learning in […]
Method to the Madness: Homeschooling Approaches
In today’s post, we are going to take a brief look at the three main […]
Top Ten Reasons for Learning a Foreign Language
Have you ever marveled at people who speak a second (or even third or fourth) […]
Unplugged Computer Science Activities
It’s a trend that’s becoming more popular by the day. If you’re a parent or […]
For the Love of Literature
Some of my fondest memories are grabbing a book, snuggling up with my daughter and […]
Morning Routines: A Necessary Evil
As my husband always tells me, people fall into two basic categories: The chipper happy […]
Geography – More Than Just Maps
When most people hear the word ‘geography’, the first image that may come to mind […]
When One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Tips and Tricks for Homeschooling Gifted Students (or Not-So-Gifted) Students What makes a child “gifted”? […]
It’s Never Too Early To Think About… Summer Programs!
It’s just too early to bring this up for discussion, right? You know what I […]
Educational & Thinking Games: Some of Our Favorites
“All (homeschooling) work and no play make Jack (or Jill) a dull (or bored) boy (or […]
Control and Choice: Mainstreaming Homeschool Education
Ask most parents these days what they think of when they hear the term homeschooling, […]
Pareve Homeschooling
I probably wouldn’t be too far off the mark if I posit here that most […]
Online Education: No Longer Part of the Future… but Here, Today
If there is one thing America is known for, it is options. Whether it is […]
Engagement + Experience = Enrichment
“Will my child really get the same experience from participating in an online class that […]
Writing Tips even YOU can implement!
As a teacher and former homeschooling mother, I found that two subjects always found themselves […]
Ten Ways to Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills
Set aside a regular time to read to your children every day. Studies show that […]
Student Writing – Powerful Paragraph – Structure: Opinion and Reason
There are many ways Mrs. Eva assists her students to write well. First, she instructs […]