Genesis on October 26th, 2009

The other day, I came across this interesting article on role playing as a part of the learning process. I always encourage my kids to pretend and I know I did a lot of it as a child, too, but the idea of using it to learn was a new concept for me.
Essentially, the [...]

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Genesis on May 21st, 2009

Homeschooling is great and if you`re here reading this, you are probably already convinced that teaching your children yourself is the way to go. However, there are a few things that some kids miss out on when learning at home which will serve them well as adults. Here are the skills that homeschoolers need to [...]

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Genesis on April 27th, 2009

Often we think of homeschooling as a time to teach our children, but you can end up learning just as much as they do! It`s great to embrace the fact that you can pick up new knowledge and show your kids by example how to learn.
There are so many opportunities for family learning that I [...]

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Genesis on March 5th, 2009

There are learning experiences all around us. As homeschool parents, we have the unique opportunity to integrate our every day tasks right into school . . . even if it`s not formally a part of the educational process.
Kids tend to learn a lot better if they realize that there is actually a good reason [...]

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