As homeschooling parents, we have the privilege of immersing our children in subjects that interest them and subjects that, perhaps, do not. Generally, if you ask children what subjects they love the most and which subjects drive them up the wall, history (and sometimes science) fall into the latter category. But, it doesn’t have to […]
Fighting with bored kids during the Christmas holidays? Discover new ideas for boredom busters in your homeschool - keep reading!
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg is one of the most popular books/movies to study during the holidays. One way to teach this story is by using a unit study. Unit studies cover a variety of subjects that all center around one theme (in this case, The Polar Express). Spice up your homeschool with this FREE […]
Homeschool.com’s newest list of 101 Things to Do This Summer is BACK! And guess what? This year, we turned to you in our Facebook group and asked you for some unique ideas. You answered our request and this year, we bring you 103 things for your kids to do this summer!
Summer and homeschooling – there are so many options. As many options as there are families! Because of this, Homeschool.com has published our Summer Resources Awards list – handpicked gems from companies that understand the importance of continued summer learning opportunities and experiences.
I know we just had a three-day Memorial Day weekend – but do you know that TODAY is actually Memorial Day? Memorial Day has been an official national holiday since 1868 when Army General John Logan suggested an annual day of remembrance for Americans to “strew with flowers or otherwise decorat (e) the graves of […]
Making Summer a “No Summer Slide” Zone If you are a parent of a school age child then you know that summertime is when children lose much of the knowledge that teachers, whether they are the parents in the home or outside in the public school arena, have taught the fall before. Since this is […]
Summer Learning – Summer Fun! That’s what Rebecca Kochenderfer’s new book, The Summertime Survival Guide for Parents: How to Create a Summer of Wonder, Discovery and Fun! is all about. In fact, the book shows you how to: Plan a summer that is so much fun your kids won’t want to spend all […]
We LOVE Thinkstretch.com! We’d like to share their summer learning loss info with you, as well as a link to their FREE activities – they really have A LOT (24 pages of fun)! And they go well with our 101 Things To Do This Summer lists! So, “What is summer learning loss? How does it […]
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