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SchoolhouseTeachers.com Review from an Unschooling Mom
What kind of resources work for unschooling? Check out this SchoolhouseTeachers.com review and see if it might be a perfect fit for your family. I am always looking for resources and tools to add to the learning environment in our home. While curricula are not our preferred methods of learning, I love having different resources in our home (both physical and digital). Recently I had the pleasure of exploring a great website called SchoolhouseTeachers.com (http://www.SchoolhouseTeachers.com/). This SchoolhouseTeachers.com review is for the Ultimate Annual Yearly Membership. SchoolhouseTeachers.com is a division of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine and a wonderful resource for online learning. There are over 400 classes currently available with more being…
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I am A Lazy Mom – The Truth About Unschooling
Unschooling happens without the use of curriculum, testing, schedules and grades. Am I a lazy Mom? Here is the truth about unschooling. Because I put my life on the internet, people feel the need to comment on me as a person even though they have only watched one YouTube video or seen one Instagram post. It is amazing how many times I have been called a lazy parent on my unschooling videos. You would think that I sat on the couch staring at my phone or having a nap the entire video! But instead, I am playing with my kids, cooking with my kids, reading stories and playing board games. …
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Snap Circuits – A Fun Way To Introduce Electronics
Do your children love tinkering with electronics? Check out snap circuits! A fun and safe way to introduce your electronics in your homeschool. Electronics are very popular around my house. My husband works with electronics in his career and my boys have always been fascinated with electronics and how things work. They love when my husband is tinkering with old computer parts and want to join in. Sometimes they can but other times, like when soldering is involved, it is not safe for them to be working alongside him. I went on a hunt to find something that would allow the boys to experiment independently into the world of electronics. …
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Homeschool Sports – 5 Ideas for Physical Education Classes when Homeschooling
It is a common misconception that homeschooled children miss out on extracurricular activities or the team building experience that a typical physical education class would offer. You do not have to sacrifice physical education, or gym, when you make the decision to homeschool. There are many options for homeschool sports opportunities. Physical education classes can provide such a benefit to children, far beyond exercise. These sports programs allow our children to meet other children their age, develop friendships, learn new skills, and learn how to learn from other people. Our children can develop these skills while having fun and not even realizing they are learning. Playing is the best way to…
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Resources For New Readers
Teaching a young child to read can be the most rewarding and the most frustrating thing you can do as an educator. All of my children have learned to read in different ways and at different ages. We do not like to push this skill, as we believe that a stressful beginning to this journey will hinder the enjoyment down the road. We like skills to develop naturally and on pace with the individual child. One misconception about unschooling is that we do not teach our children. This is not true. We just do not teach our children in a traditional, curriculum related way. If you want to hear the…
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Please Don’t Quiz Child – Homeschool Storytime
While at the grocery store, my homeschool children were quizzed by a random stranger. This is our story...
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Questions For A Homeschool Mom
There are so many misconceptions about what homeschooling really is. The main reason for these misconceptions is that all homeschoolers are lumped together into one big category when, in reality, there are so many different types of homeschooling and homeschoolers. We are life learners or unschoolers. This does not mean that we do not educate our children. That is a misconception for another post. We do educate our children, just not in a very obvious way. There is no desk work, no worksheets, no classroom. Learning encompasses our entire life, and we learn through being apart of the world around us. I was recently invited to do a video collaboration on YouTube. …
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Top 3 Reasons Why We Homeschool
Making the decision to homeschool can be a hard decision to make. For some, it is a no-brainer. Perhaps you were homeschooled and it just makes sense in your mind and heart for you to homeschool your children. Perhaps it has always been how you wanted to teach your children. For others, deciding to homeschool can be a difficult decision. There are many factors that go into the decision-making process. We weighed the pros and the cons but knew deep in our hearts that we were destined to be homeschoolers. What are our reasons? Being There For Milestones Many parents think of milestones for their babies. Once they get to…
