Reading, is There a Science to it?
Reading has to be taught. We don’t intuitively know how to interpret those letters on the page. We...
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Category: Academics
The Importance of Learning Basic Math
The latest buzz in math nowadays seems to be teaching kids the “why” behind math and emphasizing...
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Assessing Your Curriculum
If you are following a traditional school year or have a schedule unique to your family, the...
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Time to Evaluate
You are a few weeks into your academic year. Things are going smoothly. You have located all your...
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Supplements 101
What are supplements? What are they for? How are they different from a curriculum? With a whole...
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Electing the High School Electives
In the great big world of homeschooling high school how does a parent/student team choose the...
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Program Dissonance
Don’t feel badly if you haven’t heard this term. It’s entirely possible that I made it up. But, it...
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History: Teaching with Perspective
Something we often hear from parents is how much they are learning about history when...
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Logic: A Beneficial Elective
I would purchase extra curriculum at the beginning of the school year that I could not wait to...
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Comparison Corner: Singapore Math
Singapore Math is a program that you might learn about from friends or online blogs. As you start...
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I (Used to) Hate Science
I hate science. Allow me to rephrase. Science and I mutually oppose one another. From the...
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Early Learning Basics: Playing, Reading and Learning
What is Early Learning? I think most people consider early learning or early childhood education...
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