Book Review: The Artful Parent
The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family’s Life with Art and Creativity–Includes over 60 Art Projects for Children Ages 1 to 8 by…
Easy Art Idea
Here’s an Easy Art Idea for all ages. Cover a table with brown wrapping paper, tape to secure, and then draw all over it with…
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom
Chemistry can sometimes be a bit dry. If you are looking to spark your own or your child’s interest in the elements, The Elements: A…
Lego Architecture: The Visual Guide
LEGO Architecture: The Visual Guide by Philip Wilkinson in collaboration with Adam Reed Tucker New York: DK Publishing, 2014 “Lego Architecture: The Visual Guide” is…
How to Get An Elite Prep-School Education on a Homeschool Budget
Seton Magazine has been running a great series on How to Get an Elite Prep-School Education on a Homeschool Budget: #1 How to Get An…
Should We Teach Math in the Younger Grades?
Here’s an interesting article on whether math should be taught prior to 6th grade: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/connect-creativity/201412/why-teaching-math-in-schools-is-counterproductive
Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners
Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners by Lori Pickert 2012 Lori Pickert and her family began homeschooling when her sons were four and seven. Before homeschooling,…
Book Review:Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: Journey to the Summit (Encounter the Saints) by Ana Maria Vazquez and Jennings Dean Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 2004 One…
Dysgraphia: How to Help Your Child
Dysgraphia causes difficulty in writing (the act of getting thoughts onto the paper), handwriting (legibility) and spelling, and both of my boys have it (those…
U.S. Government – Citizenship Test
This year for history, I wanted to start with a unit on U.S. Government. The boys spent the last six weeks reading about The Constitution…