I didn’t make resolutions for 2019, but good things happened anyway. Here are 19 highlights from the past year.
Read MoreLast week, I noted that the homeschool method we are using emphasizes the children’s full attention for every subject. For that reason, each subject is meant to be quite brief (for us, usually about 5 minutes). I have noticed, though, that this requires my full attention as well, and that’s the probable key to its effectiveness so far.
Read MoreCharlotte Mason’s method caught my attention two years ago. I guess our schedule doesn’t seem like much if you look at a chart of it. The catch, though, is that each task requires two four-year-old boys’ complete attention. “Children are born persons,” is how Mason begins her 20 principles of home education, and she claims that each child’s personality is due respect. She certainly has my attention.
Read MoreI struggled to find simply and authentically presented children’s videos that could be streamed on any of the popular apps.
So, I made one.
If Amazon Prime hasn’t snagged you yet with it’s free shipping, then perhaps this will—they aren’t even paying me to say it. In this post, I listed 200 videos on Prime, produced by Weston Woods and Scholastic, and all based on children’s books.
Read MoreI cleared my throat; now my voice is ready. This first post is more of a clearing the air. I’m a new person — or becoming more of who I was all along—and this is a way to see that in writing. I’m so glad you’re here.
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