Family Fun Inspiration for April 2020

Oh April. It’s a jam-packed month but this year in a different way. We’re on a “stay-at-home” order until the threat of  COVID-19 passes and collectively, as a society, we are able to flatten the curve. It’s an uncertain time. We’re missing our family and friends like crazy right now but we won’t be visiting anyone. There will be virtually-creative […]

Help for social emotional learning: Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers is my hero. I recommend his resources all of the time. You may be like me and grew up on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (the show ran from 1968 – 2001). If you are, high five. If you don’t know who Fred Rogers is, I strongly encourage you to check out his teachings — especially on social emotional learning. […]

Favorite online education resources

What are my family’s favorite online education resources for homeschooling? There are many *huge* lists of educational resources for families floating around. Honestly, it’s a little overwhelming. But we’ve been homeschooling for several years now and we have a few favorites that we keep coming back to. Here is my SHORT LIST. All of these resources are free (or at […]

Resources and Ideas for Learning at Home

New to homeschooling and looking for tried and true resources for learning at home? Here is a great resource document put together by the members of the Seattle Homeschoolers Facebook Group in response to local school closures due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus.) Many of the resources, we have used ourselves. Some of them (library-specific) are region-focused, so take them as inspiration […]

March Study Guide 2020 (update): homeschooling during a pandemic

I never, *ever* thought I’d be writing that title. It’s March 11, 2020. The World Health Organization just announced that we’re facing a pandemic. COVID-19 aka the Coronavirus is spreading across our globe. In the United States, the epicenter began in the Seattle area, literally a few miles from where we live. Today, after many weeks of following CDC and […]

March Study Guide 2020

What’s a typical month look like education-wise for us? Our monthly Study Guide is a snapshot of what we’re learning about and what the kids are interested in. As a fellow homeschooling parent, I hope it helps inspire your education journey.