Getting Ready for our First “Official” Year of Homeschooling
We have always considered ourselves homeschoolers but this year we face our first real challenge, registering with the state. Since
unschooling
Opting Out of Standardized Tests
We’ve all been there, sitting quietly in a room filling out bubble after bubble with our #2 pencils, but
How Kids Can Help the Victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan.
Yesterday the kids and I talked a great deal about the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. We looked at
Super Science Lessons from Science With Me
Dental issues and health have been a prominent theme in my family as of late. In looking for some lessons
How Will They Learn Math!?!?
If you’ve been educating your kids at home or thinking about it, whether homeschooling or unschooling, you’ve inevitably had …
Jumpstart.com Online World Review and Giveaway
Thank you to all who entered! The winner, chosen by the “And The Winner Is” WP plugin, is susanmeep! Congratulations!
Who’s Judging Who? The Homeschooling/Schooling Divide.
As a home educator (homeschooler, unschooler, whatever we are) I often feel awkward around schooling families, not because I have
Dinosaur Smash! – A Child Created Game for Learning Math and Measurement
My youngest loves to make up games and also manipulate existing games or pieces to create something new. When we
Tye Dyed Milk – Dinner Table Science
My father is a chemist and when I was growing up we used to do experiments at the dinner table