Where Love and Learning Meet
About a month ago David came home from work, turned on the TV and asked me to come into the room. I heard the familiar woosh of a TED Talks video and sat with him in The Big Green Chair. A co-worker told him he should watch this video about using Agile in … [Read more...]
This spring the world was taken captivate by the colorful paper dresses of a four year old girl named Mayhem. In a short period of time her following on Instagram grew from a few hundred to almost four hundred thousand. Many things converged to create … [Read more...]
Happy Pi Day! All around the world today events will be held to celebrate the constant π- for fun and to promote interest in mathematics. We celebrate with the same goal in mind - promoting an interest in mathematics, but we do so through a story. So go … [Read more...]
Learning place value can sometimes be a challenge for young math students. This is because they are moving from a concrete counting system of objects that they can manipulate or can imagine manipulating to a counting system that is bigger than their … [Read more...]
For the elementary years in our homeschool we use an math program called Miquon which is a Montessori based curriculum. We like Miquon because it builds a good foundation of mathematical concepts, strengthens skills of pattern recognition, and encourages … [Read more...]
How is your homeschool year going? Did you plan out your entire year in July? Are you right on schedule - not even one page behind in the math book? I know that is not true in our school. We have the year planned, but are not on target - life has … [Read more...]
My boys love weaving potholders - it's one of their favorite handcrafts. Potholders are quick and easy Christmas gifts for children to make and everyone we know loves receiving them. They last a long time even with hard use and going through the wash. … [Read more...]
This post is a part of the series How To Be a Coder. You can read other posts in this series: How To Be a Coder and Teach Your Toddler to Program. Beginning around the age of eleven our oldest boys started expressing a desire to learn to program. … [Read more...]
If you have heard about the philosophy of Charlotte Mason and wonder why it appeals to so many homeschool families you can read my post Ten Reasons To Choose Charlotte Mason. This post is also part of the Homeschooling Voices column. Charlotte Mason … [Read more...]
This is the third post in the series Starting a Homeschool Library. You can read the previous posts here: Starting a Homeschool Library Finding Affordable Books to Build Your Homeschool Library No blog series on beginning a home library would be … [Read more...]