by Britt Kelly | Mar 12, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
How you feel about spring break may not indicate whether you could homeschool or not. Frequently, after a few days of unscheduled, all kid, crazy weather days of spring break, I hear people say they could never handle having their children home all the time. They are...
by Britt Kelly | Jan 29, 2015 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
A day in the life…I thought if I shared one day in our lives, every once in a while. I’m hoping it gives people an idea of what learning in our homeschool looks like. I’m fully aware this is not a perfect day and we don’t cover all subjects every day. I decide...
by Britt Kelly | Oct 16, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
My husband and I are in discussion. We’ve talked about it to our son. I am watching in my son the death of love of learning. Death by paperwork. The sheer volume of “copy and paste” worksheets (find answer in book, insert in blank space) is exhausting him. I’ve...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 10, 2014 | Home and Family
As a writer, I spent a great deal of time teaching my children to write and to do research. I taught them how to evaluate sources and to recognize bias. I wanted them to be intelligent readers. My parents were strict about this. When we watched commercials on...
by Britt Kelly | Sep 4, 2014 | Britt Kelly: Learning at Home
A morning in our homeschool life…in educationese 9:15-11am: Hands-on Multidisciplinary Activity This activity engages youth of multiple ages and is facilitated by the teacher-mentor. This activity emphasizes both fine and gross motor skills and is adapted to the...
