RLL #63: Creating a Business with Kids with Sara Tullos
Subscription boxes are a wonderful way to add learning opportunities for your curious kids. Typically arriving monthly, they add extended play (and learning!) about once a month on topics like cooking, crafts, even inventions! But what do you do when your intense kiddo wants a very specific subscription box for her birthday and it […]
RLL#62: [Audioblog] Why Should You Homeschool Your Gifted Children?
The longer I homeschool my gifted children, and the more I see and talk to other parents of gifted and twice-exceptional kids, the more I believe that homeschooling is the best educational option for our nation’s above-average children. In today’s episode, Colleen shares an audioblog — an article that first appeared on the site. She makes a strong […]
High School Science Without a Lab | Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum
When we first started homeschooling, I hadn’t planned too far into the future. We were accidental homeschoolers, thrust into it rather than inspired by it, and I was focused on the immediate. I had no idea that we’d still be home educating this many years later, let alone loving it, so to be honest, I […]
How to Help Your Kids Thrive When They’re Stuck Inside
Maybe you’re dealing with a prolonged illness, a weather mishap that canceled your plans, job transitions, car troubles, recovery of some type, or a good old-fashioned school break, but sometimes, somehow, you find yourself stuck at home for long periods of time. As much as the introverts may celebrate at first, the plot thickens when […]
Afterschooling with Time4Learning
It’s no secret that we’ve found great success homeschooling our gifted and differently-wired kiddos. After more than a decade spent working in the public school system, and seeing the benefits in our own family, I’m more convinved than ever that homeschooling has been the right choice for us. I know, however, that not everyone can […]