Way back before we started homeschooling our kids my husband and I had many discussions about educational options. I was a more traditional let’s send them to school and do what “normal” people do kind of person and he was all about allowing our kids to make their own path, more of an unschooling attitude….
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Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon When You Take the North “Poll”
We seriously love Melissa & Doug toys. They were the go to toys when the girls were younger, especially the puzzles. We have passed many Melissa & Doug toys down to younger friends. Here’s your chance to get some of these great toys at a discount. Continue Reading ….
Kids Craft – Egg Carton Caterpillars
My daughter collects egg cartons. She has a huge collection stuffed away in a cabinet waiting to turn them into something. We have used them to make fire starters in the past but the other day she decided she wanted to make some caterpillars. She got everything ready and we all sat down at the kitchen…
The Mathematics of Doctor Who’s Fez
My oldest is a huge Doctor Who fan. She has seen all of the episodes from the last couple of seasons and quite a few of the previous ones. When Halloween started getting close she wanted to be Doctor Who, more specifically the 11th Doctor. We went to various thrift stores and department stores and outfitted her with his trade marked suspenders, tweed jacket and bow tie but the one additional think she insisted on was a fez, because to quote the Doctor “I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool”
Self Directed Math Learning with Base Ten Blocks
Can you unschool math? Sure you can, especially with base ten blocks and other manipulatives! My kids love math and love working with numbers, splitting up sets, multiplying (although I’m not sure if they understand what that word is), etc… A great deal of this enjoyment comes from unstructured work with base ten blocks. Base ten blocks are a…
Learning on the Fly
Sometimes life presents to you great opportunities for learning, the goal is to be open to them. We had a great time camping last week but our last morning was rainy so we decided to pack up camp and have breakfast in a nearby town. While we were there our waitress showed us amazing…
Camping for Take a Child Outside Week.
Last week was Take a Child Outside Week! Did you participate? We went camping! We already had a camping trip planned for our family and some others but as the day of the trip approached the weather looked grim and most of our group bailed. Leaving just us and another family. We decided to forge…
Unschooling the Practical Arts
One great thing about unschooling is that life is learning and “school” is always in session. This weekend we attended an Arts and Crafts festival in town and it was great. There were all sorts of artist there, painter, sculptors, jewelers etc… The girls watched pottery demonstrations, talked with artists and saw various types of art for sale….