If you are looking for an online program for homeschool math from pre-algebra on up, I highly recommend Mr. D. Math curriculum. Check out my review to see why we loved this class!I knew there was a problem when Luke, my oldest and my natural math-thinker, started saying that he hated math. He would say that […]
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Add Some Fire to Your Homeschool: Kindle Fire as a Homeschool Tool
You may know that around here, we’re a family that loves digital. My four oldest kids have Chromebooks and they get their school assignments via blog post. We’ve used Nooks for a while, which are lovely devices but are simply eReaders – no extras. {This post contains affiliate links – see disclosure. Thanks for supporting HSWOTW.} […]
Digital Gift Ideas for Techie Kids and Families
What do you give the kid or family who has everything? And what kind of gift can keep on giving, without needing to take up storage space? Digital subscriptions, of course! Especially as the size of our family has grown, we’ve encouraged family to buy one “group gift” for the kids. Many of these options […]
Sing for your School: Set Your Morning Time to Music!
You may have read about our Digital Morning Time. Before that phase (and before we even knew that “Morning Time” or “Your Morning Basket” was a thing) we had daily “Singing Time”. I definitely won’t be the next American Idol, but I do love to sing with my children. Before most of them were even […]
Is Digital Dangerous? 3 Common Concerns
Every generation of parents has its share of challenges and concerns. Our current generation is facing increasing concerns about the amount of time our children spend on electronic devices. While digital tools can pose a challenge in parenting and require careful use, I’d like to suggest that they do not pose a unique parenting challenge. […]
Our (Digital) Morning Time
I wrote here about how our homeschool has evolved into “Family School” this year. We’ve moved more towards whole-group learning and discussion. We’ve also moved towards doing more and more of our schooling digitally. So, how do you use digital resources if you want to gather a group of kids and let everyone participate family-style? I’m […]
Unit Studies We Can Handle
My friend Beth Napoli is a mama to five homeschool girls. She’s been creating unit studies for her kids for years. It used to involve trips to the library and lots of books. But recently, with the explosion in the availability of on-line resources, Beth began developing on-line unit studies for her girls. Now she […]