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HOMESCHOOLING ARTICLES

SLOW DOWN THIS WINTER AND EMBRACE NATURAL LEARNING WITH YOUR CHILD

Natural learning works with your child's curiosity and your trust to allow your child to explore that curiosity. It follows the...

BUILDING CONVERSATION SKILLS

Starting and participating in conversations is a skill necessary for building relationships, discussing different matters, and simply...

MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE

History is one of my favorite subjects to teach. Not only do I personally find the subject interesting, but there are so many things you...

10 HOMESCHOOLING MINDSETS FOR WHEN YOU’RE QUESTIONING EVERYTHING

The feeling is all too familiar. One day you feel confident that homeschooling is the best possible choice for your family and that...

SCIENCE AT HOME

For many of us, the thought of doing science with our children seems extremely complicated. We think about gowns, special materials and...

THE BENEFITS OF HANDS-ON LEARNING

"The hand is the instrument of intelligence. The child needs to manipulate objects and to gain experience by touching and handling.” —...

MONTESSORI COLOUR CODED CONTINENTS AND HOW TO USE THEM AT HOME

When teaching geography, we begin with the big picture (the Universe) and narrow in until we are focusing on community, family, home, and...

HOW TO TEACH YOUR CHILD LETTER SOUNDS

Parents often wonder how to teach letters and phonics to their children. It’s easy for you to teach letter sounds at home. You just need...