When my husband grew up he had dessert every night, when I grew up it wasn't even an option. Kids use energy differently than adults, kids are...
Who here is going to the Rethinking Education Conference in Dallas? I'm going and I hope to see you there.
we make sure it's clean when we go to bed most of the time, so it starts off clean when we wake up. the mess that is created throughout the day...
there's this, too:) http://holiday-kids-crafts.suite101.com/article.cfm/cinco_de_mayo_activities
we've done so many, here's a few Friday Forum- Monthly 9mos/yr HUGE (50 families) the day is split into 4 periods, 2 adults in each "class"...
Tiffany- are you not testing since it's not a requirement, or will you test when they're older even though it's not a requirement? I am kind of...
I used to HATE the idea of writing in books- but studies have shown that when you write in a book (interact with the text) you learn more. I...
one thing our group does is the late summer mtg is to share curriculum finds, then we have a meeting where everyone puts their "question" in a...
We are well-trained mind based unschoolers. How's that for eclectic? I have a "history basket" and a "Science basket" and the kids can do...
we used to have a "classroom" because our old house was once an apartment house and who the heck needs 2 kitchens? we used all the cabinetry for...
I liked them, I saw HUGE movie potential, I'm hoping the movie matches what I saw in my mind as we read it, I always seem to expect too much from...
We buy used, and when I buy workbooks, sometimes I'll have my kids work them through a plastic sleeve, with a dry erase marker to preserve the...
LOL- at any given time someone in our house is naked. (Usually my 2 yr old) I've tossed around the term "nakedschooling" for a while but it just...
we don't do grades. I think they should ALWAYS get A's. We do notebooks and when papers are put into their notebooks, it has to be examples of...
We use Singapore and Miquon, but I don't think it's really a supplementing thing, since I don't think either program really lacks... I just like...
I don't have the full itinerary yet, since we're going with a group. Trip is June 2-5, I'm blogging it!
I didn't read all the responses, but I am glad you came here for advice instead of listening to a "School brain." Your friend might have good...
Love it- thank you
I actually just got rid of all but one printed dictionary in favor of dictionary.com We had a bunch of picture dictionaries- I hate them, they...
I absolutely hated Saxon K-3 but please give Saxona nother shot in the middle grades; it's an entirely different (useful and good) curriculum...
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