We've all seen those games where you try to guess how many jelly beans are in a jar. When it’s too hard to count ‘em up and too much time to calculate, it’s time to guesstimate the answer. I use this technique all the time to “ball park” my answer so I know if I’ve made a mistake with my final answer. This lesson is useful when you don’t need an exact answer, or if the numbers … [Read more...] about Guesstimations
FREE Printable: The Secret Garden – Make Your Own Terrarium
World for Learning shares with us a fun, hands-on activity for The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - make your own terrarium! You'll learn how an ecosystem works and be able to download their FREE printable that includes a supplies list and step-by-step instructions (with pictures) to create your very own terrarium. With a terrarium, you can enjoy beautiful plants … [Read more...] about FREE Printable: The Secret Garden – Make Your Own Terrarium
Learning About Plants
Now that spring is in the air it's the perfect time for some nature study! Tonia from The Sunny Patch has a great 6-week lesson plan that will get you and your kids outdoors and learning all about plants. With fun activities, experiments, nature walk ideas, nature journaling, and other interesting things, you'll have lots of fun learning about the different parts of a plant … [Read more...] about Learning About Plants
Why Choose a Christian Curriculum?
If a Christian Curriculum is important to you take some time to watch this hangout from Bright Ideas Press. The panel tackles questions like What subjects especially should be taught with a Christian homeschool curriculum? What do you do about curriculum that isn't Christian? And aren't you just sheltering your children to use a Christian curriculum? … [Read more...] about Why Choose a Christian Curriculum?
Delight-Directed Learning for Your Homeschool
Have you ever heard of delight-directed homeschooling? It's not quite unschooling and you can use unit studies if you'd like. As you start searching for curriculum this year take some time to read this post on how to include some delight-directed learning in your homeschool … [Read more...] about Delight-Directed Learning for Your Homeschool