Although snow and sledding aren’t likely something you’re thinking about in the dog days of summer, planning for the upcoming school year might be, and the book Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan would make an excellent study in project-based learning for your family. The book was written in 1942 and still captivates 8-12 year [...]
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Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan Teaches Adventuresome Project-Based Learning
Posted by JenniferN on August 14th, 2012
Posted in Homeschool, Reading 
Tags: Books, homeschool, Literature, Project-based learning, reading, Snow Treasure 
Comments OffIdeas Drive Integrated Learning, Not Subjects
Posted by ChristaJ on August 5th, 2012
Integrated learning seems like a pretty simple idea. Kids don’t get fired up when you say, “Let’s go study some English!” They get fired up with dinosaurs, scuba diving, and iPhone apps. Why? Because English is boring. In the traditional sense, that is. (Unless you’re that one teacher who really digs grammar. Seriously, I [...]
Posted in Back to School, Eclectic Homeschooling, Homeschool, Interdisciplinary, Learning Methods, News, Teaching methods, technology, Unit Study, Unschooling Tags: homeschool, informal learning, Learning, montessori, Project-based learning, unschool Comments OffFive Simple Projects for Summer Learning
Posted by JenniferN on July 1st, 2012
Even if you normally follow a rigid curriculum during the academic year, summer is a great time to relax a bit and try project based learning and on for size. Unschoolers typically follow a less regimented approach to homeschooling, and utilize things like project-based learning, Waldorf-inspired lessons, and student-led learning to educate their kids. Doing [...]
Posted in Back to School, Learning Methods, News Tags: blogging, gardening, homeschool, Learning, Project-based learning, roadschooling, summer learning Comments OffDIY-New Maker Site for Kids
Posted by ginac on June 12th, 2012
Makerspaces have finally hit the mainstream. Even churches, schools, and libraries are incorporating makerspaces into their facilities so that community members; especially kids, can tinker, build, and hack toys, devices, and more to make something new. A Google search confirms the craze– the term makerspace returns 44,800 results. Beyond makerspaces, though, is the idea of [...]
Posted in Activities, Art, Back to School, Homeschool, Make, Online Tools Tags: Art, DIY, hand-made, homeschool, make, makerspace, Project-based learning, tinkering Comments OffInfographic: Homeschooling Domination
Posted by ginac on June 7th, 2012
Created by: CollegeAtHome.com
Posted in Global Homeschooling, Homeschool, Learning Methods Tags: homeschool, homeschool statistics, infographic, public school Comments OffDo-It-Yourself Site Showcases Kid Projects
Posted by ginac on June 5th, 2012
What a fabulous idea! DIY.org is an online community solely for kids (and their parents) to showcase their maker chops. Free to join, DIY.org gives kids tools to collect everything they make as they grow up and a place to share it. Founded by a group of young men who make all sorts of things, the [...]
Posted in Activities, Make, News, Online Tools Tags: craft, DIY, Do-it-yourself, homeschool, make, Project-based learning Comments OffIvan Illich – Seeing the Future of Education?
Posted by ginac on May 9th, 2012
According to Ivan Illich in 1972, “Universal education through schooling is not feasible”. His radical ideas regarding schooling provoked much debate back in the 1970s, with most dismissing him as an over-zealous new-age hippy. Could it be, however, that he was rather a forward-thinking would-be educational revolutionary? Are his ideas still valid today, and have [...]
Posted in Back to School, Homeschool, Learning Methods, News Tags: Education, homeschool, Ivan Illich, Learning Comments OffTED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing for Homeschoolers and Unschoolers
Posted by ginac on April 28th, 2012
TED videos have always been great for kids. We’ve been viewing talks as a family for years, enjoying insights into different ways of thinking. With TED-Ed videos, you can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube. The featured lessons are mostly [...]
Posted in Eclectic Homeschooling, Homeschool, Learning Methods, Online Tools, Teaching methods, TED Tags: homeschool, Learning, online education, TED, TED-Ed, unschool, video Comments OffWeird and Annoying? Only to Those Who Can’t Think Outside the Box
Posted by ginac on April 21st, 2012
You know that child, the precocious know-it-all that talks enthusiastically and incessantly about arcane topics like 19th century rifling patterns. This child is so ‘odd’. Normal children do not talk like ‘little professors’. Normal children talk about age-appropriate material, like their favorite star on American Idol or the latest episode of Sponge Bob. So, what [...]
Posted in Homeschool, social change, Teaching methods Tags: Education, free thinkers, gifted, homeschool, Learning, unschool Comments OffIt’s Time to Reevaluate How We Evaluate Our Kids
Posted by JenniferN on April 18th, 2012
The scandal began a few years ago when The Atlanta Constitution Journal decided to analyze multiple years worth of standardized test scores from schools in the Atlanta area, in an attempt to clarify just how effective these tests were in evaluating student academic progress. With the millions of dollars and countless hours and other resources [...]
Posted in News Tags: cheating, homeschool, Learning, Project-based learning, standardized testing, testing Comments Off
