Looking at the adults in his audience, Cleese began his talk by saying, “I cannot tell you anything about how to be creative, only what kind of childhood you ought to have had.”...
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Whether you're preparing your students for Election Day or simply want a visual for teaching about the voting process, here's a project to turn regular lessons into hands-on fun!...
Continue readingSometimes it can be hard to know just how much to research or teach about something like the presidency. Here are some suggestions for teaching through each learning stage....
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Obviously, it’s important to keep discussions relevant based on the ages of our children, but even elementary-aged children can participate in political discussions....
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When math becomes a struggle, don’t just sit there telling your child to keep plugging along till midnight. Switch it up. Create a game. Change the dance. And along the way, you may find you’ve made math fun!...
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The mind feeds on IDEAS. We all know that books contain an incredible storehouse of IDEAS from a great variety of individuals throughout history. Gilbert Highet stated it well when he said, “These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.”...
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Math facts have to be learned. Unfortunately, there is no way around that reality. But, with a few dice and a little creativity, even learning math facts can be turned into a time of play and fun!...
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While homeschooling certainly isn’t a gender specific occupation, in many of the families that we know, the mom has the lion’s share of the responsibility for homeschooling. My husband’s occupation makes this necessary in our home, but it also has the unintended consequence of his being left out of a...
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Who says school has to be boring? Shake things up a bit with these language arts bingo games!...
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Some kids love studying ancient history. No matter what curriculum or activity you present to them, they’re ready and willing. Their brains automatically see the connections between past and present events, between ancient discoveries and modern-day conveniences, and between people groups and places then and now. But other students, especially...
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