Unschooling is a flexible, child-led educational approach that empowers children to explore and learn at their own pace. Unlike traditional homeschooling, unschooling allows children to pursue their passions and interests without the constraints of a rigid curriculum....
There is often a lot of talk in new-to-homeschooling groups about being afraid their child won't progress as they had been in school. I often get questions about how parents can measure progress without the exams they are so accustomed to as a gauge for success.⠀ ⠀...
Plan the year with three overarching goals for a group or for an individual child. Whether you’re a home educator, teacher, therapist, or support staff, you might find that starting with three main goals for the year will give you additional clarity. Even...
You already have a belief about education. Is it merely about an imparting of pedagogical information from one person to another, or is it more? Is the adult the sole decision-maker? Is education the drilling of skills? Or, Do you aim to understand...
Standardized tests are inherently ableist. This one-size-fits-all method of evaluation is highly problematic and often debated in conventional schooling (only skimming on the fact that it’s discriminatory). In the homeschool setting, they’re an abomination....
Planning the year is best done in chunks. I like to break up the year into quarters or three-month blocks. To help you with this task, I have created a free handy academic and therapeutic planning guide. The booklet's purpose is to help you reflect on the learning...
Thematic units package learning for most subject areas into one neat box. One of the simplest, and dare I say, most enjoyable methods of planning the academic year is through themes. If you are tempted to purchase thematic units because you don’t have time to...
Does this sound like you: You’ve chosen to homeschool, you have all the curriculum/ program/ resource materials you need, but you’re at loss with guiding your child with one of his biggest issues: spelling. This article is a sample case study. It takes you through the...
Standardized tests are inherently ableist. This one-size-fits-all method of evaluation is highly problematic and often debated in conventional schooling (only skimming on the fact that it’s discriminatory). In the homeschool setting, they’re an abomination....
Planning the year is best done in chunks. I like to break up the year into quarters or three-month blocks. To help you with this task, I have created a free handy academic and therapeutic planning guide. The booklet's purpose is to help you reflect on the learning...
Thematic units package learning for most subject areas into one neat box. One of the simplest, and dare I say, most enjoyable methods of planning the academic year is through themes. If you are tempted to purchase thematic units because you don’t have time to...
Does this sound like you: You’ve chosen to homeschool, you have all the curriculum/ program/ resource materials you need, but you’re at loss with guiding your child with one of his biggest issues: spelling. This article is a sample case study. It takes you through the...