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Horse Math: Real Life Math of an Unschooler

horse math

Math. Math. Math. It seems to be the true sticking point for people. I frequently here, “We unschool… except for math.” Honestly, we used to unschool, except for math, too. It was the one thing I couldn’t easily see her “learning” without lessons, teachers, and “practice problems”. We tried and tried to find something that … Continue reading

Creating Light Structure for Relaxed Homeschooling

creating a light structure for your relaxed homeschool

We  have run the gamut when it comes to structure in our homeschool. We’ve done Build Your Library, with their beautiful (to me) daily schedule of all subjects, right down to page numbers, to basically unschooling. What we have found works “best” and “for now”… because our relaxed homeschool is like a river, you never … Continue reading

Homeschooling Middle School with TV and Movies

homeschooling middle school with tv and movies

We use a lot of TV and movies in our homeschool. It seems to be a medium we can both enjoy, and it generally spurs conversation. I don’t set out and create a schedule or try to make a curriculum to follow, we just choose what looks interesting and dig in. I thought it would … Continue reading

Tenzi Game Review: A favorite homeschool math game

Today Hanna and I decided to review one of our favorite homeschool math games, Tenzi. Tenzi is a fast paced dice game. The goal of the game (if you play the basic version) is to get all ten of your dice on the same number as fast as you can, before your opponent. Basic Tenzi … Continue reading

Homeschool Planning for Relaxed Eclectic Research Junkies

homeschool planning relaxed eclectic research junkies

It’s that time of year again, everyone is scrambling around trying to create a plan of action or a plan to follow for the upcoming homeschool year. It’s also that time of year where some people have already started and I’m already seeing the posts in my group about OMG my well thought out, amazing … Continue reading

Playing With Language: Language Arts Games for Middle School

I’ll admit it right up front, language arts is my favorite part of homeschool. It’s the part I feel most comfortable and confident about, so it ends up being the one where we have the most freedom and fun. When Hanna was younger we played Mad Libs all the time in the car. What an … Continue reading