Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Lusa Organics and Clean This summer I'm reviving one of my favorite homeschooling traditions. Mystery Day. Mystery Day begins with a simple set of instructions. I tell the children what to wear (a swimming suit, a nice outfit, or maybe their muck …
How to forage for wild edibles with kids
Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Clean and Lusa Organics Weeds. They invade our gardens and lawns. They choke out the plants we're trying to grow. We did not invite them, yet there they appear in abundance. So we seek them out and destroy them. But Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "A …
Are you qualified?
Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Clean and Lusa Organics I can't speak for you, but I do not have a degree in elementary or secondary education. Though I am teaching my children, I have no certificate to prove my qualifications. Indeed there is plenty that I do not know. I have not …
What is your mission?
Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Clean and LuSa Organics There are as many different ways to parent as there are kids. And while some of us hit our groove on day-one, others struggle to find that just-right fit for years. Many find a turning point in the act of simply putting pen to …
Rachel’s homeschool day in the life (with a 6- & 10-year-old)
Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Lusa Organics and Clean It is usually dark (and cold) in the house when I wake up. I wiggle out from under the covers, trying not to wake my husband nor any child who may have wandered in during the night. I tiptoe downstairs to start the tea …
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