It’s day three of Raising Lifelong Learners – a Ten-Day Series. Yesterday we talked about cultivating a learning-rich environment to encourage young thinkers. Today, we’re tackling practical ways to build early literacy skills in kids. Literacy is the foundation of lifelong learning. We live in a print-rich world. From the signs on…
It’s the second day of a ten-day series here, and we’re exploring what it takes to raise lifelong learners. Today I’m exploring how to cultivate a learning-rich environment. “My child just isn’t a reader.” “My son has no interest in history.” “My daughter loathes science.” I’m saddened when I hear parents talk…
I say that I want to raise my children to be lifelong learners. In conversations with other parents – homeschoolers and nonhomeschoolers alike – I hear them say it’s something they feel is important, too. But what does it mean to be raising lifelong learners? What does it look like, from a practical standpoint? This post may…
When I became a mom, I was already busy. I taught gifted education full time and I was already writing books for publication. Time was at a premium and I wanted to soak in all the baby snuggles I could to make up for missing them during the day. That’s when I discovered meal…
A recurring theme in our homeschool is dinosaurs. Trevor has studied them, and the girls are now interested in learning more about them for the second time in two years. It’s a challenge to keep things new, and I’ve put together sensory bins, we’ve built play dough dinosaur islands, completed word searches, scavenger hunts, and…
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