Biographies, biographies, biographies!
Our family’s reading includes a lot of biographies – what a great way to learn in our homeschool!
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But where do we keep the school supplies?
Our unschooling lifestyle doesn’t lend itself to a school “room.” But you know what we do have? Books. And lots of bookshelves. Here’s the tour.
The unschooled version of a seventh-grade-ish curriculum plan for 2012-13
We don’t do grade levels. We don’t do textbooks. Here’s our radical unschooling 7th grade-ish plan, heavy on travel, movies, books and fun.
Family reading roundup: Digital edition
Here are some great blog posts about homeschooling, educational philosophy, helping your kids worry less and more.
Mom learns, too: Books I’m reading about education
John Holt’s “Learning All the Time” and Nancy Wallace’s “Better Than School” are great reads if you’re interested in pursuing an unschooling lifestyle. Here are some of my favorite parts.
Family field trip to Philadelphia: Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and free learning resources
Here’s a look at some of our favorite Philadelphia, Independence Hall, Ben Franklin and Liberty Bell homeschooling learning resources.
Cowboys and Indians
After reading Lynn Reid Banks’ book “The Indian in the Cupboard,” Ashar decided to act out scenes from the book with cowboy and Indian figures.
Family reading roundup: All about animals
Our April 2012 Family Reading Roundup included a whole bunch of animal books!
Alert: Stegosauruses are roaming the earth again
Using a set of Makedo connectors to recycle old boxes, we made an amazing stegosaurus and wrote several news articles about him!
Our curriculum-fair splurge: One big timeline of history
We don’t really “do” curriculum, but we made one big splurge at a local used-curriculum fair – a gigantic timeline of history.