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Roadschooling in Canada: BC To Ontario with Unschoolers
One reason we love homeschooling is the freedom it gives. We can turn road trips into roadschooling. When other children go back to school in September, we love to go on a "not back to school" trip of some kind.
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Unexpected Educational Opportunities: Stealth Learning
Do you have children that do not want to participate in formal, curriculum-based learning? Stealth learning through unexpected educational opportunities may provide an opportunity for learning without the stress of forcing a child to do something they do not want to do. What is stealth learning? That is what we are here to discuss. TLDR: Stealth learning, or unexpected educational opportunities, is seeing the educational value in activities that your child already enjoys doing. The Struggle Is Real It is not uncommon for children to put up resistance when it comes to sit-down learning, especially when they are transitioning from the public school model into homeschooling. There are other things…
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How to Supplement Your Child’s Education During (and After) the Pandemic
Does your child need more help with their education? This article is about how to supplement your child's education during a pandemic.
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Unschooling With Big Brother Watching
The end of the another homeschooling year is upon us and with that comes a visit from our home education manager. So what is it like to be unschooling with big brother watching?
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How Do I Get My Children to LOVE Learning?
Feeling burnt out by trying to get your children to love learning? We try all the different methods and approaches but nothing seems to work. How do I get my child to love learning?
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Castle Unit Study
How do unschoolers approach to learning about castles? From Tudor Castles to building our own in Minecraft, here is how we organized our castle unit study. When inspiration strikes, we love to take the opportunity and run with it. As unschoolers, this is how we plan our schooling year. It is not based on curriculum, it is based on interests and passions. My boys have been fascinated by castles for a while now but it ebbed and flowed. When we started reading Britfield & the Lost Crown, the passion for this topic returned. We decided to use that book as a castle unit study and are really enjoying it so…
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Ancient Greece Homeschool Unit
Ancient Greece has been a topic of conversation in our home for many moons now. Incorporating an Ancient Greece homeschool unit has been so much fun.
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The Importance Of Community – Unschool Life
As parents and as human beings, we need a community for support. Creating an unschool community in your life can benefit you in so many ways.
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The Heart Changer – Book Review
My family love to read. We are always looking for new books. Recently, I got the chance to review The Heart Changer from Jarm Del Boccio, Author.
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Homeschooling in the Summer
The warm weather is here, public schools are out. Are you homeschooling in the summer? For us, learning never stops, the opportunities just change.