Capturing Creativity
Our crew always chooses a theme to study over the summer – our learning adventure. Sometimes it is a book, and sometimes it is a project that captures our imagination. This year we chose to learn all about how our bodies work with
Mark your calendar! If you made it this far and have stuck to your New Year’s resolution, you win! If, on the other hand, you are like the rest of us, you are currently thinking “Wait! What happened to January?”
Okay, so you started a bullet journal, and now you are looking at a giant list of to-do items and feeling overwhelmed. What happened? That pretty new notebook was supposed to solve all your problems! Why are you feeling so
I am an organization junkie. It is a bit of an obsession. Pretty notebooks, color-coding, baskets, all of it makes me happy. You would think that my tools would capture all of my brilliant homeschooling ideas on their own for
It is warm and sunny outside, yet all of my kids are diligently hunched over their pencils and math books right now. For over 6 years (wow, time flies) my crew has been homeschooling year round. It is a system
I am probably the world’s strangest blogger. I own a laptop, iPad, and smartphone, yet I choose to do most of my writing with a pencil. There is no accidental publish with a pencil, and no way to get distracted.
Don’t judge me by that photo – I’ll explain the chaos in a minute. Over the past few years I have developed a system of getting ready for the coming school year that is a bit wacky. I thought I’d
Have you ever noticed that when one person is laid up, the entire family slows down? At least, that is the way it works in my house. My husband sliced his heel on a boat cleat and can’t walk (I’d explain,
Our world is noisy. Information overload isn’t just a buzz word – it is our reality. Unfortunately, determining what to remember (or even notice in the first place) is largely sub-conscious. So, how can we influence what our students’
Have you ever gotten so far behind on a project you were passionate about that you completely forgot about it? I have. Learning to prioritize is a skill. A hard-earned skill that I am continually working on. I think I