About a year ago, our family went through a phase of watching “So You Think You Can Dance”. As a former dancer, I appreciated the work the performers put into it, if...
Unschooling: 5 Things to Consider Incorporating into your Morning Routine
I
will start out with a confession: I have not been very good at
creating daily rituals in our family. In fact, although I recognize
the value they hold, I have been...
Unschooling: Creative ways to Evaluate Comprehension (Part 2)
Welcome to the second installation of my post about creative evaluation in unschool. In part 1, I talked about how easy it can sometimes be to get stuck in the...
Unschooling: To Test or Not to Test
My son has atrocious spelling. He always has, and for the most part, I have attributed it to his overall impatience; the fact that he doesn't pay close attention to how...
Unschooling: Creative Ways to Evaluate Comprehension
When I first started homeschooling my twins, I remember fighting the urge to ask them to write an essay about every thing we studied, or answer a list of questions that I...
Unschooling: 5 Must-See Documentaries
I would venture to say that almost all unschoolers in the modern world turn to Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, or some other mega online resource to supplement their...
Unschooling: 5 Educational Movies that are Fun
Sometimes it can be hard to pick out a good movie the whole family can enjoy (in fact in our family it can be an...
How D&D can Enrich your Child’s Homeschool Experience
When I was growing up, the phrase Dungeons and Dragons conjured up images of darkly clad, angsty teenagers with bad skin, huddled around a dank basement and concocting some sort of vague,...
Unschooling: Teaching Creative Writing
If your kids are anything like mine, they probably think writing their own story is a great idea. They may even have some great ideas for a story and might go as far as...
Unschooling: The Life-Changing Potential of a Good Book
Creating book lists is one of my favorite types of posts. Our family is made up of avid readers, and I believe in the life-changing potential of a good book. So here is a...