A high school homeschooler at home? This teen is a self-directed learner that can help with the dishes and is a pleasant conversation.
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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.
How to Choose Homeschool Writing Activities for Any Kid
So many writing curricula, and not enough children. The more children we have, the more writing curricula we’ve sampled. We homeschool mamas and are just trying to find the perfect one. (And yet we never do). But there are a lot of great ones. I’ve used many writing curricula over my fifteen years. How to…
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How to Teach Kids to Read: A Tale of Four Homeschool Kids
How do you teach four homeschool kids to read? Differently, do it differently, that’s the answer. (These books have taught me everything that helped me structure my homeschool). Here’s how to teach kids to read: a tale of teaching my four homeschool kids. If you’re wondering how to navigate teaching reading alongside all the other…
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4 Ways to Introduce Egyptian Homeschool History at Home
We started our homeschool history year by studying early civilizations. When we got to Egypt, we slowed right down. Why? Because the kids were fully engaged. Before we dive into Egyptian homeschool history, I want to invite you to my free Reimagine your Homeschool Mini-Course, where you’ll discover how to create a homeschool experience that…
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homeschool science: apologia & beyond
How to do science in a self-directed way? Follow their interests & discover they’ll cover many topics. I’ll share oodles of ideas to do it.
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teach your kids poetry in your homeschool (& enjoy it)
Why should you include poetry in your homeschool? The benefits of poetry: build neural networks, learn new languages, and become cultured.
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