The winter blahs are real! They may leave you without the motivation to plan one more lesson and/or you may find your children bouncing off of every single wall in the house. Let me share a few tips and tricks to keep you energetically and creatively homeschooling in winter!
Enjoy this full-length No Sweat Nature Study class about symbiosis! Along with the video lesson, you’ll find the complete resource page that typically accompanies each class. Please note: While most of the features are fully available to you, the links to additional lessons are reserved for members only. They’re included here to give you a…
We are having so much fun learning science in the No Sweat Nature Study LIVE membership! If you haven’t joined us there yet, it’s never too late. Live classes take place twice a month and previously recorded lessons are waiting for you right now! What is No Sweat Nature Study LIVE? Twice a month, 1st-8th…
Student-led classes make it easy to build independent learning in high school! This training gives you the tools to plan and guide a course with confidence.
Please enjoy this guest post from Courtney Day about the encouragement you can find by writing a homeschool resume. It’s such a great idea to help you realize your worth and see your successes as a homeschool teacher! “Congratulations, you’ve got the job! You’re hired!” “Huh? I didn’t… I’m sorry, what job?” I was trying…
Nature study has long been a cornerstone of our homeschool. It’s an interactive and exciting mainstay that has come to be as much a part of our lives as our learning. We don’t just notice nature when it’s for science credit, we enjoy and appreciate it in our daily lives! Because nature study is so…
A successful morning time has the potential to be one of the sweetest and most productive moments of your homeschool day. Because there’s no right way to do it, morning time can seem overwhelming sometimes. Let me help you think about the possibilities and develop the perfect plan for your family.
Do you have a budding chef or a flourishing foodie at home, always at your elbow in the kitchen and wanting to mix, roll, bake, or glaze? Check out these gifts for kids who love to cook and find something for every skill level. You’ll enjoy what they whip up for you almost as much…
One of my goals in homeschooling creatively has always been to help kids love writing. Whether students believe it or not, writing is an essential skill that finds its way into real life quite often. Teaching writing with real-life methods is a great way to convince kids of its importance. Not to mention, anytime an…
Welcome! I’m Cindy West and I love nature study. Not only has it made a big difference in the scientific understanding of my children over the past 18 years, it’s SURPRISINGLY easy to include as part of a morning time routine! I can help YOU implement a successful nature study – during morning time or…
Please welcome Courtney Day to the blog. She has found great success with eclectic homeschooling by adding various methods of hybrid homeschooling to her plans over the years. She has given you a nice overview of why and how she’s chosen to farm out some of the teaching to other people. I think you’ll be…
If you’ve been around here much, you know the importance I place on nature study. The real-life science lessons that offer a consistent “lab” experience are unmatched compared to simply studying the same topics from a textbook. But, just as important, nature study reaches so naturally into other academic areas that it’s priceless for gently integrated learning….
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