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 …
family time
Begin: Meet Growly Bear
If there's one thing homeschoolers know well, it's books. We take pride in our growing, cluttered shelves--our stacks here, there and everywhere. And when we find a new one that our kids take to heart, when we see them happily sprawled across their bed with a book in hand, we feel like perhaps we're …
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. …
5 educational board games you probably already own
Written by contributor Kris Bales, of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. My family and I enjoy playing lots of board and card games. Usually when we're playing, it's just for fun and I'm not even considering the educational value. However, a lot of games that we play actually put many practical …
Cozy up with a good book.
Written by Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats Over the last two weeks, my kids and I have been engrossed in a family read aloud. I checked out the digital edition of The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Since it was only a two-week check-out, it was a race to …
