by Michelle Caskey | Advice, Homeschooling, How To
If you’re following the traditional school calendar, like we are, we’ve nearly made it to the end of the school year! If you’re anything like me, you may have a tendency to feel a bit crispy around the edges in the month of May. Sometimes our...
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, How To
Some of our kids are naturally strong writers. Some of them are not. We all have different strengths and weaknesses, and I’m a huge advocate of allowing our kids to build on their strengths rather than constantly trying to shore up their weaknesses. There are...
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, How To
Writing is one of those subjects that can be difficult to teach in our homeschools. That is especially true if we are encountering resistance from our kids. You can lead a child to a piece of paper, but you can’t make him write! As the years go by, our kids who...
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, How To
Homeschooling almost always creates a better environment for learning than does any other form of education. The lessons are able to be individualized for our students. The activities can be tweaked to have better appeal. And you can’t beat those class sizes!...
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, How To, Reviews
If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I’m a huge fan of hands-on and real-life learning. Any time you can allow your child to experience something you’re trying to teach him, he will remember it much more vividly than...
by Michelle Caskey | Homeschooling, How To
As homeschoolers, we all know the value of teaching our kids how to become independent learners. We work hard to pass the mantle of teacher from ourselves to our students. And we thrill as we see them picking up this mantle and running with it. They are checking...
