Tag: homeschooling

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Toy Fair 2012

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Toy Fair 2012 in New York, it was great. I…

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Parents Can Use Reflection to Gauge Unschooling Progress

  It’s a common theme among homeschooling and unschooling parents to have this constant nagging feeling that we are somehow…

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Ask The Educator – January Edition

I’m starting a new feature here at Harmonic Mama where you can “Ask the Educator” any burning questions you…

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A place of their own, the reading nook.

Yesterday we put together a little reading nook in the unused space at the end of our…

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I Need Your Questions. New “Ask the Educator” Feature on Harmonic Mama

I am starting up a new monthly feature here on Harmonic Mama in conjunction with Amanda from…

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Learning Through the National Park Service Junior Ranger Program

Recently while on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains we discovered the Junior Ranger Program offered by…

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Unschooling / Homeschooling – Where to Start

Way back before we started homeschooling our kids my husband and I had many discussions about educational…

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Wordless Wednesday – Nature Walk

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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…

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Learning on the Fly

  Sometimes life presents to you great opportunities for learning, the goal is to be open to…