Climbing up While my parents set up bank accounts for my and my brother when we were young, and later checking accounts, and I got a lecture about money management, compound interest, and investing in the stock ...
Educational Resources
Our favorite educational sites, books, field trips, etc.
Our favorite educational sites, books, field trips, etc.
Educational resources abound, both online and off. These are some of our favorites, from museums and libraries to games and videos.
A Great Project-Based Learning Resource
Project-Based Learning Book Project-based learning is an educational resource that can work for just about any reasonably sized group of students, from a single homeschooler to a classroom of learners. This is my ...
Plant a Native Garden With Your Kids
This is my Guest Post for the SEA Homeschoolers Newsletter. January is here, and those seed catalogs have already started arriving! When we go to the gardening store or look at the seed and plant catalogs that ...
A Quick Review of Education.com
Here’s a quick review of the free resources on education.com plus a free winter math worksheet and answer key for you. I’m all about free and low cost resources, and the people who have put together ...
Find Your Child’s Learning Styles
One thing you can do as a parent is help your child figure out what kind of learner they are, so that they can find the ways that work the best for them when they need to learn something. We like to look at both ...
Finding Your Child’s Multiple Intelligences
How can we help our kids to learn? Besides approaching learning with both patience and enthusiasm, I recommend finding out how their brains are wired. Everyone has different strengths, which are great to focus on, ...
Is Rosetta Stone worth the hassle?
This is a review of my love/hate relationship with Rosetta Stone. First the good parts: it’s user friendly when it works, and it’s easy for the kids to use. It’s easy for me to use, too. It’s great for visual and ...
How Can Having a Fourth Grade Student Save You Money?
We eagerly waited for our middle son to enter his fourth grade year because we had some exciting plans, and he was going to help us afford them. How does that work, you say? Well, there is a program to encourage all ...
How to Get the Most from Your Museum Membership
Our science museum membership is one thing I am keeping forever. We have been members of the Science Museum of Minnesota for around ten years, and if they offered a lifetime membership I would seriously consider it. ...