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1. Organic Education How we spend our time free from curricula and timetables. As parents, my partner and I made an amazing discovery - children actually enjoy learning.... as long as they are interested in what they are doing. A disinterested child cannot and will not...
2. How To Teach Your Preschooler To Read Teaching your child to read can be one of the most enjoyable things you will ever do. Preschool aged children are eager to learn and have an amazing capacity to absorb information. The key is to keep it simple and keep it fun. Do a little each day an...
3. Artist Study -- Charlotte Mason Style With most things CM (Charlotte Mason), once you get accustomed to her methods and they become a habit, you realize just how easy they are. Artist study is no exception. Charlotte Mason's way of studying artists is inexpensive, simple, and enjoyable. ...
4. Charlotte Mason Basics The homeschool movement is gaining momentum all over the world, and many home educators are looking back to the ideas of Charlotte Mason as a compass for teaching their own children. Charlotte Mason was an educator who lived in England from 1841-192...
5. How to Give Homeschool Grades How do you give a grade for a class if you haven't given a test? What is the difference between a grade on a transcript and a grade on a test?  How do you provide a college with a transcript full of grades if you've never graded in your life?&nb...
6. Galileo Project The Galileo Project is an e-learning community, offering online programmes for academically gifted 6 -13 year olds who are working in the top 5% of the ability range. Galileo offers specifically designed online courses, projects and holiday activiti...
7. Homeschooling Disadvantages The decision to homeschool your child is a huge, life changing decision. A parent should consider all possible advantages and disadvantages before beginning schooling from their kitchen tabletop. Because of the strong feelings on both sides of the ho...
8. Homeschool Freebies Living on a limited budget AND finding funds for curriculum can sometimes be a struggle. There isn't always much left for extras. But that doesn't mean your children have to miss out. The internet is overflowing with free resources, availab...
9. Homeschooling Gifted Teens How do you handle a gifted teenager? Is homeschooling them a good idea?  Should you be doing something else?  It's always hard to homeschool kids, but homeschooling gifted kids can be even more stressful.  I know the challenges of home...
10. How To Choose A Homeschool Curriculum Are you struggling with making the all important decision of choosing your homeschool curriculum?  Are you new to homeschooling and don't know where to begin?  I undertand.  There are thousands of homeschool curriculums, supplement...
11. Parenting Magazines Subscriptions Parenting Magazines Subscriptions - Raising children is beautiful, great and gives the parents a lot in joy and satisfaction. Raising children can also be quite difficult at times... These parenting magazines help you understand your children better...
12. My Child is Obsessed with Lego! I had Lego when I was a kid. All I made was houses. In fact, it was the same house over and over again. I had some basic blocks, a door, a few windows and two base-plates (one for the foundation and one for the roof). I got bored with it pretty quick...
13. Paper Dolls Welcome to the traditional hobby of making and collecting paper dolls! If you are looking to try a low-cost, educational or fun new craft then paper doll-making could be the perfect answer for you. Generations of children and adults alike have enjoy...
14. Free And Frugal Homeschooling What if I told you there are ways to provide your homeschooled child an excellent education on a shoestring budget? It's true. Many families have discovered the secrets to homeschooling frugally. Here's how I did it: I bought two excellent...
15. Unit Studies: A Creative Way to Homeschool Unit studies are a wonderful way to creatively homeschool your children. You can make a unit study on any topic that you or your child are interested in and incorporate the study of your school subjects into that area of interest. Even the 3Rs can be...
16. Homeschooling High School This lens is all about homeschooling through high school. Thousands of families just like yours and mine have already successfully homeschooled highschool and so can you! The main prerequisite is simply the desire to do so. Yes, you do have to be tea...
17. School Bullying Solved Instantly Bullying at school is a problem that can be solved instantly by the simple means of not sending your child to school. This may seem like a drastic step, and may be impractical or undesirable for a variety of reasons, but it is an option which will imm...
18. Teaching Kids to Read Think your child may be getting ready to start reading? There is no evidense that child who gets a head start on reading has a greater chance of excelling in school, as well as a greater probability of finishing college, versus children who learn to...
19. Charlotte Mason Home Schooling Charlotte Mason (1841-1923) was a British author and educator who began what is now the modern home school movement during the 1880's. She was appalled by the poor education of the middle class by governesses with little or no training...
20. World's Worst Music Tutors Well, this lens is meant to be both useful and amusing, so I chose the old school phrase to start it off! My expertise is as a music educator. I have spoken elsewhere about the qualities of a good tutor for very young children. My belief is that we a...