How to facilitate child-led learning in your homeschool. Here is how you can practically engage your kids to do child-led learning.
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All articles filed in Child-Inspired Learning
Child-inspired learning shifts the focus from rigid, teacher-directed curricula to fostering a learning environment driven by a child’s natural curiosity and interests. It recognizes that deep, lasting understanding arises from exploration and engagement initiated by the child, rather than solely from prescribed lessons.
A Readaloud Family Book List (Plus One Just for Mom)
Our readaloud family book list might include half the public library, but I’ll share with you a few memorable ones you will want to read.
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Teach Spelling in a Child-Directed Way (Without a Program)
Can you get rid of the spelling program and still teach spelling in a child-directed way? Yes — and I can tell you exactly what I’ve learned about ditching the program and letting my kids learn to spell in a child-directed way instead. A new-to-homeschool mama asked me: “Do you have any advice on how…
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How to Create an Effective Homeschool Routine that Works for You
How to create a homeschool routine that works for you (& your homeschool kids)? I’ll help you clarify your values and priorities so you can.
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7 Questions Homeschool Moms Are Afraid to Ask Out Loud
If you’ve ever lain awake wondering what’s wrong with your homeschool, know this: you’re asking one of the same questions homeschool moms are asking every single week — you’re just doing it alone, at midnight, with a search bar instead of a friend. After two decades of homeschooling my own four kids, and six years…
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What It’s Like? The Homeschool to High School Transition
The homeschool to high school transition is, well, different from what I expected. There’s a bracing moment in every homeschool mama’s world where she realizes her homeschooled kiddos aren’t staying kiddos forever. And though in theory she knew this, she also finds the transition unexpected in its emotional weight. In this article, I share my…
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