10 Educational Benefits of Board Games ~ Plus Recommendations
10 benefits of playing board games along with 21 educational games we have enjoyed.
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5 Steps to Developing a Lifelong Learner
5 simple things to focus on when developing a lifelong learner who can learn anything for themselves!
10 End-of-Summer Ideas
Celebrate the end of summer with these 10 educational and fun ideas!
Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects {The Key to Simplifying}
Here is the key to simplifying home education — understand the difference between skill subjects and content subjects.
4 Ways to Provide Time for Productive Interests
4 ways to create time in the day for your student to pursue productive interests.
14 Ways to Plan Studies Around an Interest
14 ways to plan studies that focus on essential skills, while honoring individual interests.
6 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Pursue Their Interests
In the midst of academic basics, scopes and sequences, record keeping, and chores, here are 6 ways to encourage your children to pursue their interests.
10 Ways to Overcome the February Blahs!
Many of us find ourselves — and our children — fighting the February blahs. 10 ideas to spark up our days!
Summer Fun Activity: Scavenger Hunt!
Develop skills in a fun way while staying active: Summer is a great time to enjoy a scavenger hunt!
What is My Vocation?
Perhaps the answer lies in the way we ask the question. How do we know our vocation? Strictly speaking—and contrary to the way we pressure young people to ‘decide’ what they are going to do when they grow up—a vocation…
6 Ways to Incorporate Geography
Geography the natural way by introducing a topic when it is most relevant. Tips and resources.
12 Fun Ways to Learn with Kites
April is National Kite Month. Here are 12 fun ways you can go fly a kite — and learn something along the way.
Productive Alternative to a Gap Year: Run a Business!
It has always been true, but perhaps with college having become a default societal setting it is even more obvious now — there are a vast number of students attending college with absolutely no idea why they are there! Unfortunately,…
Instilling a Proper View of Work
Much like it does of success, our world has an odd view of work. We daily see those who loathe their jobs, who do the minimum amount possible to still receive compensation for their work, and those who feel that…
Why Read Aloud? {Free Poster}
Here is one to hang up somewhere in full view. ReadAloud.org offers six reasons to read aloud to your children in this free infographic download: Language development. Instill a love of reading. Gain and share knowledge. Build literacy. Brain development.…
8 Things to Make Time for … No Matter Your Method
Provide an education that is individual, interesting, in-depth, and full of life.
34 Things to Do With Your Preschooler
34 concrete ideas or things to do with your preschooler that go hand in hand with the basic natural framework.
9 Tips: Preschool the Natural Way
Provide a natural beginning with these 9 tips for preschool the natural way.
Activity: Collect Vocabulary
We’ve already provided 5 ideas toward a richer vocabulary. The takeaway is that developing a rich vocabulary is directly correlated to the amount of attention paid to it. In other words, a rich vocabulary is dependent upon the habit of…
Activity: Learn to Sew
From learning to follow directions to building fine motor skills, there are many reasons to learn to sew!
Activity: Slicing Verbs
Sometimes it is a good idea to illustrate or reinforce a concept with a hands-on approach.
22 Ways to Love, Do & Think Every Day
Looking for simplicity? Use this three-pronged approach to building a better learner.
10 Ways to Develop Dictionary Skills
10 ways to develop dictionary skills with resources and suggestions.
Activity: Feel Your Adjectives
For those kinesthetic students, it is sometimes easier to explain a concept by using one of the five senses.