Written by contributor Amida of Journey Into Unschooling Recently, my kids wrapped up their science lesson from the previous weeks. They had a little mad science action going on as they mixed different substances to see if there was a reaction, both with specific combinations and ones of their …
Amida’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Saving Projects for a Rainy Day
Written by contributor Amida I used to be a hoarder, stashing away all sorts of goodies for a rainy day. Sometimes, these were fabulous books I had found that I wanted to look over with the kids. I'd read them (in private) and put them away for that perfect time to share. Or I'd acquire some new …
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First Day of School
Written by contributer Amida of Journey Into Unschooling By now, a lot of you have probably started school again. If you took the summer easy like we did, you might have found it a little difficult to jump start the ol’ school bus. Sure, we knew the day was approaching but even so, it caught us …
Moms Just Wanna Have Fun
Written by contributor Amida of Journey into Unschooling. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Some days, we don’t do any school-related work at all. These aren’t planned in advanced and they aren’t penciled in on the calendar. These days are brought on by my own inspirations and …
Making Summer Goals
Written by contributor Amida of Journey into Unschooling It’s the last day of school for us, which brings us relief and freedom from the shackles of “required learning,” materials we need to cover to satisfy the school requirements. But what to do with the two-three months ahead? Usually we …