Unlock the Love of Learning
Originally Published: January 1999 The holidays are over and its time to get back to the academic routine-but, that doesn’t mean assignments must be dull. Begin the year’s math lessons with a topic most kids enjoy, money. Grades K – 2: Use pennies, nickels and dimes for totals up to 25 cents. Grades 3 – …
Originally Published: March/April 2007 Whether homeschooling one child or several, we all tend to look for resources our kids can use independently for at least part of the school day. If we give them something to investigate and the opportunity to share that information, they will not only have the benefit of developing research skills, …
Independent Activities for Middle School Science Read More »
What do we do when kids don’t want to learn what we’ve set before them? Threaten them? Punish them? That seems to be the traditional approach. If we negotiate a trade-do this for me and then you can [fill in with something they want to do] or I’ll help you do [ditto] is it a …
I often talk with homeschooling families struggling with their transition from a packaged textbook program to a unit study approach. Although their kids are enthusiastic, the moms complain about the extensive planning. Exhausted, they are looking for help. What should they do? It doesn’t take long to learn that a few wrong notions have led …
Originally Published: May/June 2006 Are you eager for your children to be able to work independently? Most of us juggle so many responsibilities that it’s impossible to direct our kids all the time. We may sometimes supplement with software, videos, books on tape—anything they can do alone. Happily, there are also activities that will train …