The phrase “project-based learning” might conjure up images of color-coordinated folders, trifold posters exploding with glitter glue, and Pinterest-worthy perfection. But for the neurodivergent kids—those asynchronous thinkers brimming with ideas and creativity, yet often struggling to bring projects to completion—real project-based learning looks very different. It can be beautiful, yes, but not in the ways…
If your house is anything like mine, there’s a bucket—or several—of LEGO bricks somewhere in the mix of homeschool chaos. Maybe they’re neatly sorted by color (bless you), or maybe they’re scattered under couches and embedded in the soles of your feet (more relatable, honestly). Either way, those little plastic bricks are full of BIG…
He sat at the kitchen table with his pencil hovering over a blank sheet of paper. Ten minutes passed. Fifteen. When I gently asked if he needed help, the answer was sharp and closed: “I can’t do this. This is stupid.” The paper was shoved aside and he stormed out of the room, tears already…
Summer is here! Long, sunny days, drippy ice cream cones, water play, watermelon…. and of course, books! Let’s keep those kiddo’s minds moving in the right direction with this list of great books to read with your kids in June. First, though, check out my new book, 100 Backyard Activities That Are the Dirtiest,…
The words hang heavy in the air: “I’m bored.” It’s the anthem of childhood and the phrase that can send even the most confident of homeschooling parents into a tailspin. You start to question everything – Is my curriculum enough? Should I be adding more activities? Is there something wrong with my child, or with…
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