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14May
9

Our scrapbook: An evening at the tractor pull

A great time in Pennsylvania? A night at the tractor pull. Here’s a photo scrapbook of our fun night out with our best friends.

26Apr
2

Two interviews: Me, through my daughter’s eyes, and her views on money, life and happiness

Ashar and I interviewed each other about lots of cool things. Check out what we think!

25Apr
3

Our scrapbook: A whirlwind day at the shore

We had an amazing, spontaneous overnight getaway to Atlantic City, NJ, where we ran in the ocean, saw a huge elephant and took tons of photos!

24Apr
4

Family reading roundup: All about animals

Our April 2012 Family Reading Roundup included a whole bunch of animal books!

22Apr
10

A homemade skateboard from an old bookcase and used roller blades

Interested in building a homemade skateboard? Here’s how we did it using some old Rollerblades, an unusued piece of wood and some simple hardware!

21Apr
8

From homeschooled student to homeschooling mom: Going full circle, Part 2

In a three-part series, I look at my own educational background and my daughter’s, and discuss how we came to homeschooling. This is the second part, Ashar’s early childhood.

19Apr
4

Our scrapbook: The one where we made the pyramids, a cake and our own bowling alley

Ashar built a pyramid and made a cake. What did YOUR kids do today?

17Apr
9

Super science with stuff around the house

Here are a bunch of simple and amazing chemistry experiments you can do with household items like money, washers and vinegar.

15Apr
6

Grocery day, menu planning and taco night

Here’s a look at our family’s grocery-shopping routine and one of Ashar’s favorite foods – shrimp-and-salmon-and-beef tacos.

12Apr
1

Random bits of learning and inspiration

Here’s a look at a few things that fascinated us during early April 2012, including Howrse and Cello Wars.

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Hi from the Conciliotto family – a collection of humans and cats starring Ashar, who has been learning with us at home since Feb. 29, 2012. We haven’t looked back since that “Leap Day Leap” out of public school.

We consider ourselves secular unschoolers, or life learners, and the coolest thing about our untraditional approach (besides the ability to stay up til 2 a.m. and sleep late!) is that we’re ALL learning in ways we’d never have expected.

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