Written by contributor Kari Patterson of Sacred Mundane First confession: I haven't "done school" in three months. Second confession: It was during these three months that Jamie asked me to be a regular contributor here at Simple Homeschool. Final confession: My kids have learned …
Archives for May 2013
How to make your homeschool an endless summer
Written by contributor Jena of Yarns of the Heart May is a time of endings and beginnings. Graduation, summer vacation...the world tends to follow a public school clock, and even though we homeschoolers aren't confined by these boundaries, we still find ourselves relaxing more as May comes …
Resources for interest-led learning
Written by Jamie C. Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom A note from Jamie: Though I chose not to do a full curriculum fair this year, there are plenty of curriculum posts in the archives for those interested in scrolling through them as you make plans for the upcoming year. You can …
How to help your kids fall in love with history
Written by contributor Kris Bales of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. History is boring! Okay, not really, but that's definitely how I felt when I was in school. Now, history is my favorite subject to learn alongside my kids and one of their favorite subjects, as well. What's made the …
Learning through community service
Written by contributor Amida of Journey Into Unschooling About five years ago, I signed my family up for a community service event. It was one of those random, spur of the moment deals. I saw a posting somewhere to participate on some restoration work at a local park and decided to give it a shot. …