“If parents and teachers take a child’s interests seriously, opportunities to create meaningful connections to all kinds of subjects erupt into view” – Julie Bogart The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning and Life I recently began reading Julie Bogart’s, The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning and Life. The bookContinue reading Enchanted Learning
Six Steps for Decorating Your Home
Happy New Year! In January, I will celebrate my blog’s first anniversary. I am very thankful for having this space to write and share my ideas about our learning environment and interest-based learning. I often share photos of my home and the ways we use our space for learning, homework, and making. It is importantContinue reading Six Steps for Decorating Your Home
A Kid-Friendly Home
Over the weekend we moved around the furniture in our house in an effort to connect our learning space (formerly the dining room) with the living room to create one learning space. I like to think of it as a learning studio, where I can tutor students, hold art classes, and a placeContinue reading A Kid-Friendly Home
Creative Thinking
When many of us think about creativity we think of the arts. I often imagine an artist painting in a studio or a musician composing music but creative thinking also exists in mathematics, science, and athletics. Children exhibit interest in different areas and we can encourage the behaviors that lead to creative thinkingContinue reading Creative Thinking
Connecting with my Kids
I’ve written a few posts about taking time to slow down and spending quality time together with my kids. In this post I would like to share how we as a family spend time together and how we spend quality one-to-one time with each of our three kids. One of reasons,Continue reading Connecting with my Kids
A Creative Space
During my Master’s program, I had the opportunity to take a creativity class. The class helped me explore the nature of creativity, examine the life of current creative people, and think about how we encourage creativity in different settings. Learning about creativity is what prompted me to turn the formal dining room into a creativeContinue reading A Creative Space
Spending Time Together
The last couple of weekends have been a little busy for our family. Saturdays seem to belong to the kids’ sport meets, games, or practice. We feel worn out when the weekends are busy and don’t include time to refresh or relax. During busy weekends, it feels extra important to find ways to connect and spendContinue reading Spending Time Together
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