Games to Get You Moving
Whether it’s the weather, a packed schedule, or just a comfortable couch, sometimes it can be difficult to get up and get moving. While full of energy, kids can struggle with the motivation to leave their video games or engrossing novels. Calling it exercise or homeschool PE doesn’t usually win over many fans, either. Yet […]
Using Time4Learning to Homeschool When Home Changes
As you can imagine, and I’m sure you can relate, I am in a lot of homeschooling groups on social media. A lot. You don’t hold this gig for more than a decade without finding plenty of support, right? From curriculum suggestions to co-op bylaws, there is a group out there with someone who has the […]
RLL #82: Celebrating Books with Mary Wilson
Can you imagine having a guide to infuse fun into your homeschooling and make literary discussions come alive every month? Today, Colleen chats with Mary Wilson about “found” poetry, book/movie matchups and the possibility of great adventures with book clubs! Mary’s “Celebrate a Book” guides can help create family-friendly gatherings that bring whimsy […]
Math Games to Multiply The Fun!
If any single subject causes kids and homeschool parents to suddenly start shaking in their boots (freshly muddied boots from a recent nature walk, of course), it’s math. Not just math. Math. Math is a polarizing subject, either eagerly entered with a love of formulas or survived by the befuddled whose paper sees as many tears as […]
RLL #80: Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? with Blake Boles
We speak a lot around here about lifelong learning, that self-motivated pursuit of knowledge not based on a required set of circumstances but learning for its own sake. When our kids are younger, they usually seem pretty content to follow our lead in how to do this. But as our guest today explains, once […]