Interest-led learning is our favorite way to homeschool. It’s all about focusing our lessons on Emily’s interests, passions, and curiosity. We love exploring and learning new things together; this approach makes it easy. It’s easy to think about interest-led learning with younger children. We can quickly come up with a dozen preschool themes from dinosaurs…
Sometimes screens get a bad rap when it comes to homeschooling. While there are certainly challenges, there are lots of awesome benefits to using technology in your homeschool too. Today, I want to encourage you to give screens a chance. If you’re willing to try adding tech to your homeschool lessons, you’ll soon find all…
Fortunately, learning doesn’t have to be difficult, it can be lots of fun! Cultivating lifelong learners is much easier when we can make lessons fun and engaging for our children. Plus, difficult isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Did you know children learn and retain more when activities are engaging and fun for them?…
Homeschooling middle school is so different! Emily’s interests and the things she wants to learn about are constantly changing. It’s much harder to practice interest-led learning now and I need to get creative about it. Even though things are changing, our interest-led learning approach is still filled with benefits for older children. As we discover…
I’m so excited to share our latest product with you! Our new Discovery Decks are an excellent way to foster critical thinking skills and encourage your child’s natural curiosity. Plus, they’re so much fun! Each Discovery Deck features 20 questions your kids have probably asked you and questions kids are naturally curious about. There are…
Homeschooling through the holidays can be a challenge! We’re all ready for a break and we have to balance the need to keep learning with our desire to slow down, relax more, and make holiday memories with our families. Not to mention all the crazy holiday schedules we sign ourselves up for at this time…
Add some fun to you Christmas with these books, games, and movies perfect for the entire family to enjoy this holiday season.
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There is NOTHING our family loves more than to celebrate holidays. Some of our favorite ways to celebrate are with books, games, and movies. So today I am sharing all of our favorite Thanksgiving themed books, games, and movies plus a freebie for you. Hope they help you gather together and have some Thanksgiving fun!…
When we began our homeschooling journey, I knew I wanted to cultivate a lifestyle of learning for our family. I quickly discovered that Emily learned best in real-world scenarios like making lunch together. She was much more likely to retain the things she learned this way than the concepts she learned by completing workbooks. It…
Every year, we choose one big thing to focus on for the year in our homeschool. This year, we’ve decided to focus on nature study and we’re all excited about it! As we spend more time walking together outdoors, we are noticing so much more about the natural world around us. Choosing one big thing…
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