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Do modern conveniences make it all too easy to barely take a step outside to enjoy the world around us? Nature provides so many benefits from vitamins to an environment that inspires the imagination. What would it look like if you dedicated yourself and your family to spending 10, 20, 30 or even an hour outside everyday? Could you do it? Join Janna and her guest Ginny Yurich as they discuss the global movement of 1000 Hours Outside.
How can we make poetry analysis enticing for both us and the kids? Tea parties! Don't dismiss this idea just yet. That's why I appreciate curriculums like BookShark, which include poetry into their pacing guide.
You’ve seen it. Groups of people all ‘together’ but all on their phones or other devices. They are with people but not really there. Putting the devices down and focusing on the people around us brings back the human part of connection and gives us deeper relationships.
Homeschooling has opened up a world of possibilities for our family, especially when it comes to addressing our dyslexic daughter’s unique learning needs. One of the most transformative decisions we made was to embrace a literature-based homeschool curriculum. While it may seem counterintuitive to use a literature-based curriculum with a dyslexic student, it has worked well for us.
Can you believe that it is almost a new year? In this time of transition from one year to the next let's take a moment to be grateful for all that we have and for our guests, who have given us so much wonderful insight into their homeschooling journey.
Being a parent often entails wrestling with FOMO, the fear of missing out, particularly when it comes to our children's experiences and opportunities. The grass can appear greener on the side of traditional schooling, with its social activities and structured environments. However, homeschooling requires constant evaluation and adjustment to what is best for our families and kids.
“How does Level J’s History of Science” fit on a high school transcript?” “If I start here when my child is this age, what level should I skip in order to get to the high school levels when they’re in high school?” “What if my kid isn’t interested in History of Science, do we have to take it? What else could we do?” I understand the anxiety.
Chestnuts roasting by the fire, stringing popcorn on thread, Santa pictures with matching pj’s, and caroling are just a few of the things that come to mind when people think of holiday traditions. Traditions can be an important part of any time of our lives but truthfully most of us have that one, if not more, tradition that brings that warm fuzzy feeling to our hearts and minds. Holidays are often when those traditions occur because family gathers but with that comes stress and the feeling that we have to do more or be more.
Beyond my professional opinion as a special needs educator, I can recommend BookShark to you on another level. As a homeschool mom to a struggling student, I am a testimony to the excellence of BookShark. It is working for my own son!