Category: School/Homeschooling
Homeschooling with Pinterest (And Other Online Resources)
People all over are loving Pinterest. All you have to do is “pin” your favorite ideas illustrated by engaging photos to your virtual cork boards. Ideas are all over the internet from recipes to crafts to quipping quotes for your wall and homeschooling tips to make you a better teacher. And oh, yes, I’m going [...]
Helping Your Kid with College Dorm Clutter
As the school year is winding down, it may be time to tackle the one issue you’ve been avoiding all year–the mess and clutter in your college kid’s dorm room. Here are some ways to help you both tackle the mess. 1. Talk to your kid about de-cluttering his or her dorm room. [...]
How Parents Can Help Kids Prepare for College
Parents can be every bit as helpful as school counselors in helping their loved ones determine what their college curriculum should be and what occupations they should seriously consider preparing for. This is because few people understand the attributes, skills, aptitudes and interests as well as the parents do. Beginning college can be extremely intimidating. [...]
Homeschooling | Making a United States Geography Study Unit on a Budget
I enjoy the freedom to be creative in how I homeschool my kindergarten and second-grade sons. I enjoy using FREE and cheap resources, too. Since I’m in the middle of teaching my boys American geography right now, this is the subject on my mind. I’m going to tell you what I’m using and where I’m [...]
10 Tips for Educating Your Children Using Your Local Library
I’ve found our local libraries to be perhaps the best one-stop free resource to educating our children. We’re very fortunate to have many libraries. Here are 10 tips for using your local library to educate your child. Many of these tips come from a hand-out I picked up at our local library; however, I have [...]
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