Do your kids seem to hate homeschooling? I got this question from a friend recently and wanted to let you in on our conversation. The Mom: My children are small, but I feel I may be going about this wrong. My kids seem to dislike homeschool work, always begging me for a day off or a break. I am …
methods & philosophies
A Day in the Life of a Waldorf Kindergarten
Written by contributor Sarah Baldwin of Bella Luna Toys A note from Jamie: While not technically a homeschooling day, this post provides a helpful look into an early childhood Waldorf classroom, which is largely based on a home atmosphere. Many popular homeschooling curricula spring out of this …
Teaching Kids to Bake – The Whys and Hows
Teach Your Kids to Bake: The Whys and Hows ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool and Introverted Moms About a month ago, I started teaching my children to bake. For years they have watched and "helped" me in the kitchen, standing around the center island with their own mixing bowls. …
Starting out with the best of intentions (& switching gears along the way)
The following is a guest post written by Gwynyth Kier of Grapefruit Jam. When we started this homeschool experiment, I had a pretty good idea of how I wanted to approach learning. I think I swore up and down that I wouldn’t be sitting at a table doling out lessons, but I also had a voracious …
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Confessions of an abridged book reader
Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom "I pledge allegiance to living books, to the pure classics of literature. And never will an abridgment land on our shelves, for it would ruin our education forever." If you've been homeschooling long, you've no …
