Happy Arbor Day! In my last post, I told you a bit about my boys’ interest in plants and how we began identifying all the plants and trees in our yard. Even more so than plants, I think my eldest son is interested in trees, and he loves to try to identify them and propagate…
Note: This column was printed in the Barrow Journal on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. One night my family was watching a documentary about a sunken ship when my son asked me about another “big, fancy ship that sunk.” I had mentioned the Titanic to him a few months ago because 2012 was the 100th anniversary…
If you read my mid-year update, you might remember how I wondered why my eight-year-old didn't build as much as he usually does last fall. Now I think that is because he was in a pottery class and otherwise occupied with things that satisfied his need to build. Once that class ended, and the holidays…
Great Resources to Have on Hand The Content of the Newspaper Many of these activities we did together, but C11 loves anything literary and asked if her project could focus on Chaucer rather than Da Vinci. Of course I said yes, and together we decided that her main project could be creating a newspaper containing… Continue reading Project Based Homeschooling: Making A Chaucer Newspaper
It's the end of our "school year," so I'm wrapping it up at home and on my blog. A few more posts to go! As I review our past year, I have found that my seven-year-old has been quite a builder! I've written extensively about his interest in clay here and here. Now I want…
When my eight-year-old went to pottery class, I drove my five-year-old ten minutes down the road from the studio to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, which is probably my favorite place on this earth (and I've been a lot of places). I used to go there 2-3 times a week when I first moved…
When it comes to homeschooling, we have a unique opportunity to choose educational paths that inspire and engage our children on a deeper level. The Peaceful Press curriculums are both literature-based and project-based ways of learning. What is so important about these two methods of learning? A literature and project
I wrote about Star Wars and some of my son's projects for my column, but here I will explain how his interest in Star Wars has evolved. It's a good example of project-based homeschooling, and if you have a child who has an interest but doesn't seem to do much with it, this may be…
Do you want a creative and hands-on way of learning? Try project-based learning in your homeschool and watch your kids love learning!
Project based learning (PBL) is one of the most engaging ways for students to learn and master concepts. You probably already know about the cross curricular benefits, how it boosts communication opportunities for language learners, and builds essential life skills in our young learners…but in order to reap the maximum benefits, there are few things […]
Ever wonder how to schedule project-based learning into your already busy classroom schedule? In this post, you'll see sample schedules for every grade!
Explore the advantages of combining homeschooling with a microschool setup, fostering a supportive community, and promoting socialization opportunities.
Project-based learning is a form of active learning that most teachers employ as teaching pedagogy today. Project-based pedagogy has had several benefits for the students and leads to their academic and professional advancement. Impacting their self-confidence, critical thinking, executive functioning, and overall growth, project-based learning is a must during middle school, high school, and university ... Read more
This isn't your typical geometry quadrilateral project. We take a look at how to go from quadrilateral project to quadrilateral PBL!
Your future in the tea cup
Planting lifelong foundations in early childhood
In-depth curriculum review of Build your Library vs Torchlight for secular homeschooling. BYL curriculum review
Studying volcanoes or Mount Vesuvius? Check out these free homeschool unit study resources, including suggested children's books, websites, online activities, printables, crafts, videos and snack ideas. Mt. Vesuvius Day - August 24, 79 AD: Mt. Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the city of Pompeii. Here is a list of resources to pull together to create a unit
What is Project Based Learning (PBL)? Explore PBL, the benefits for student achievement, essential key components of PBL, and PBL ideas.
