Written by Shawna Wingert of Not the Former Things. This has been a crazy season for my family. Well, even more crazy than usual I guess. My oldest son, who has High Functioning Autism, was also recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that causes chronic pain and fatigue. My youngest …
Archives for July 2015
How to set homeschooling goals that fit your family
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins We all have goals for our families, whether we’ve spoken them out loud or not. I don’t mean “what curriculum we’ll use” or “what we’ll study this year” kinds of plans. I’m talking about deeper-level goals, the ones that drive all those day-to-day …
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Jamie’s favorite homeschooling reads
This post contains affiliate links. Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom The books below are the ones that drew our family to homeschooling over seven years ago, and the ones I go back to again and again in challenging seasons! They reformed my thoughts about education …
Learning from the natural world this summer
Written by Rachel Turiel of 6512 and Growing “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt In the summer we take our school outside. We jump into this fleeting season where every …
Let your kids tackle some meaningful work
Written by Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy. Kids love to do real, meaningful work. The kind with actual value, risks, and consequences. Too often, they don't get to — because as parents, we don't let them. Obviously not every kid is begging to make dinner, nor is every parent saying no. But …