Homeschool Sweet Spot

Today's read-alouds

As the kids and I approach the end of this school year, we've been making plans for what we envision in the 2020-2021 school year. This year, we tried unschooling, which I adored. It was by far our most peaceful year and, on top of that, it was so valuable in helping each child take ownership of his or her own learning (more on this topic in a future post). [ 1,339 more word ]

Starting Fresh As the kids and I approach the end of this school year, we’ve been making plans for what we envision in the 2020-2021 school year. This year, we tried unschooling, which I adored. It was by f…

Dungeons and Dragons! As Christians we play a “Christianity’s” version of the game. Essentially, our kids’ characters have to be lawful, neutral or chaotic good. No evil characters. And they cannot be necromancers or sorcerers. It basically becomes a live-action Lord of the Rings. Kids love it.
Frustrating to learn the rules but once you’ve got the hang of it... hours of fun! @ Fairfield, Greater Victoria

Pandemic play: Blaise made up a “Choose Your Own Adventure” game for his siblings. They’ve been playing it happily together for the past 3 hours.

FYI free online homeschool conference happening all week, put on by Julie Bogart and Susan Wise Bauer

Homebound Online Conference - Brave Writer Author of Write! Write! Write! and Read! Read! Read!, Amy Ludwig Vanderwater is a beloved, award-winning children’s poet and promoter of creative writing for elementary school students. 

Whatever her latest concoction, this girl loves to bake. @ Victoria, British Columbia

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One stop shop: here's your complete list of free things, virtual tours, online classes, DIYs and suggestions For those of you quarantined in the home and suddenly homeschooling, you may be stressed about how to teach your kids (espcially the more difficult subjects). Thankfully there are a host of great o…

Home learning includes the perk of having a live-in baker that works at no charge! @ Victoria, British Columbia

Short story of historical fiction for children:

A Boy From Jericho My name is Dismas, I was the last child born to my father, a vineyard owner just south of Jericho on the western side of the Dead Sea. We were about 2 or 3 days’ journey from our beloved Jerusalem.…

Family games night! “Camel Up” is a fun period piece game about camel racing and gambling. @ Fairfield

My first blog post! Check it out:

Charles Dickens and my childhood… The year I turned 15 I was assigned to read a Charles Dickens book for the first time. Now, I had been raised on musicals and I’m pretty sure I knew every word to the “Oliver!” so…