Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins My youngest daughter is set on learning to use chopsticks this week. WHY she is set on this is less clear, given that her preferred foods are “peanut butter sandwiches” and “rice cakes with hummus.” But the idea appeared in her mind days ago, and it has not let …
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Melissa’s unschool day in the life (with a 5-, 8-, 11-, 12- and 15-year old)
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins Here’s what you should know right up front: we have six kids, I work from home (I’m a writer, my first book-in-bookstores comes out later this year), my husband Dane works not-from-home, and we unschool. Our oldest daughter is away at college this year, so that …
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Read alouds made easier…with fidget toys!
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins ‘Tis the season for three things: hot tea, dark chocolate, and reading all the books we can handle. (Okay, okay, it might ALSO be the season for other things—giving thanks and making merry and wearing scarves, for example. But let’s focus on the books for a …
Focus on this first in the new school year
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins August may be a good school planning month (though I’ll tell you secretly, I like January better), but what I’m planning right now is dorm supplies and dining hall meal plans and one million important conversations, because in a few VERY SHORT WEEKS, my oldest …
12 great book-to-movie adaptations for families
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins Creating a homeschool lifestyle that works for our family involves a lot of things I didn’t expect at first. For example? One of the most important things for keeping our days running smoothly is not lesson planning. It’s not even meal planning, though that would …
