{This week’s Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Zelda, at Homeschool Escapade.} “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin This quote has been the cornerstone of our learning experience. Even though I have four girls with very different personalities and learning styles … Read more
Computers, iPads, iPods, smart phones, Kindle Fires, software, online learning, apps, eBooks, Netflix streaming, video-based learning . . . there is a plethora of technology available to homeschoolers today. I don’t know what the statistics are, but it’s been my observation that a large percentage are participating in at least one form of high-tech method. … Read more
{This week’s Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Jasmine, at Ponder the Path. When I was growing up, I can remember always working on some type of project. Our family was very poor, so learning to make things helped make up for the things we couldn’t afford to buy. I look back … Read more
{This week’s Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Jennifer, at Our Peculiar Lives.} One thing I’m learning, a couple of years into this home educating journey, is that things change! Our oldest, Hannah, is 6 ½. Then we have three boys. We decided to do school on daddy’s work days. We planned … Read more
For many of you, school is out for the summer. For others of you, school continues right on through the warmer weather. Either way, oftentimes, the sunnier days inspire more hands-on, outdoor, out of the classroom kind of learning. Summer abounds with opportunities for both fun in the sun and learning outside the classroom! From … Read more