-by Mimi RothschildMost households have a digital camera nowadays, in our phones if nowhere else. We don’t have to worry about wasting film, having pictures developed, or any of the other complexities of traditional cameras. So let’s make best use of these handy tools for homeschool learning! Take cameras with you on nature walks and city strolls. Take photos of architectural details, interestin
-by Mimi RothschildWith winter weather and the time pressures of getting ready for the holidays, homeschoolers may be spending less time out and about. We can still give our kids the benefits of field trips, though. Later in this post, you’ll find a list of just some of the many wonderful museums you can visit online.Get the most from your field trips by following a few simple steps:• Visit th
-by Mimi RothschildFashions in education come and go. As homeschoolers, we can usually ignore them. One of the areas that comes up repeatedly in different guises, though, is the question of critical thinking skills.One year the pendulum swings so far that educators are saying, “It doesn’t matter what they learn, only that they learn how to learn.” The next, it’s back to the basics, with rote memo
-by Mimi RothschildValentine’s Day is a light-hearted holiday, a time for thinking about the people we love. Bring some hearty fun into your homeschool lessons with these ideas:• Take leftover candy canes from Christmas (don’t we all have a few squirreled away still?) and make easy heart candies. Put parchment paper or foil onto a cookie sheet. Lay the candy canes in pairs with the curved hooks a
-by Mimi RothschildDo you study in units? Do you have separate subjects at different times of the day? Do you get together with other families for special learning projects? There are many ways to organize the school day, and being able to make it just right for your particular students is one of the best reasons to homeschool.Yet all these approaches can lead to a lack of integration of studies.
-by Mimi RothschildIn today’s economy, with the recession looming and unemployment rates on the rise, there has never been a better time to teach our children the importance of maintaining good finances. In fact, it is such an important part of every day life that I believe it should be consistently incorporated in your home school lessons. But how?As always, we should start at the basics, our fo
-by Mimi RothschildOne of the greatest benefits of homeschooling is the quality of curriculum, and the subsequent high level of intelligence and abilities that our children end up with as a result. More than likely your students will be highly qualified for admission to an excellent, maybe even elite, college. Of course, these schools are not easy to get into, so you need to arm yourself and your
-by Mimi RothschildIn today’s life, we spend much of our time in age-segregated situations. Public school is one of the worst examples: not only do kids spend most of the day with people of exactly their own age, but often they are restricted from interacting with kids even just a year or two older. Even in our churches, we may divide the children into grades, have Sunday School classes for kids
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