The ultimate guide to learning from movies and TV shows
Learning from movies and TV is a huge part of our family’s approach to homeschooling. Here’s the ultimate guide to movies that will make you think.
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Biohazard warning: In which we try to infect the world with a terrible plague (virtually)
Check out what we learned about disease, epidemiology and society from playing the Plague, Inc. app,
A birthday celebration: Sir Winston Churchill
Learn about Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister during World War II, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, noted speaker and more in this relaxed unit study from Unschool Rules.
The unschooled version of a ninth-grade-ish curriculum plan for 2014-15
We don’t do grade levels, but if you’re wondering what radical unschooling 9th grade-ish style looks like, here’s our 14-year-old daughter’s plan.
A birthday celebration: Learning about Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, marked his birthday on February 12. Learn more about him in this month’s birthday celebration!
You can’t escape the past: Unschooling history
As part of an iHomeschool Network series in January 2014, we’re sharing how our radical unschooling family “teaches” – or, really, learns – language arts, math, science, history and fine arts. Today, find out how history, geography and world cultures, traditionally thought of as “social studies,” happen in our lives.
The unschooled version of an eighth-grade-ish curriculum plan for 2013-14
We don’t do grade levels. We don’t do textbooks. Here’s our unschooling plan for what we might do in what is something like our “eighth-grade” year.
A birthday celebration: Learning about Annie Oakley, a wonderful woman of the Wild West
Annie Oakley was born Aug. 13, 1860, and her story remains fascinating even more than 150 years later. Here’s a look at Annie in celebration of her birthday month!
A birthday celebration: Fleming. Ian Fleming.
In honor of what would have been his 105th birthday in May 2013, we celebrate the life of Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, and suggest some ideas to help you learn more about him!
In which we become the owners of a VERY large map and an elephant
Ashar is the proud owner of a GIGANTIC wall map of the world, thanks to a local organization clearing out its former library. She’s thrilled!