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Homeschool How-to: Using Museums

This Homeschool How-to is the first of three articles about using museums in your homeschool. Part 2 will be about how to effectively use museum exhibits, while Part 3 will discuss how to use museum...

Buy A Telescope For Your Child: The Complete Guide

A child looking up to the sky each night is a stargazer in the making. And you, as a responsible parent, should take the time to figure out if this is the real deal or just another fad. If your...

Create A Makerspace For History And Language Arts In Your Homeschool

When you think about makerspaces, do you consider their usefulness for learning history and language arts? Like most people, you probably associate makerspaces with STEM education. Make no mistake,...

Create A Makerspace For STEM In Your Homeschool

Have you thought about creating a makerspace to foster STEM learning in your homeschool? With the increasing emphasis placed on STEM education, many educators in both school and home settings are...

Ancient History And Understanding Sustainability

Would you like to use the study of ancient history as a lens for looking toward the future? High-school students preparing to launch themselves into their futures sometimes wonder why they should...

Microscopes For Kids: What And How To Buy

Are you thinking about buying a microscope for kids? Microscopes are amazing science tools that can greatly enhance your child’s learning experience. If you’re wondering what to buy,...

Six Strategies That Work Like Magic To Support Science In Your Home

How can we possibly compete with that? Well, I’ll tell you—we don’t actually need to compete with the magical world of Harry Potter, but we can definitely take some lessons. Our children are born to...

Homeschool Style: From School-At-Home to Unschooling

“Do I even have a homeschool style?” is something you may be wondering, especially if you are new to homeschooling. The answer is yes! Whether you are recreating a traditional school...

Virtual Space Tourism: Travel Tips for Families with Kids

What will it be like to fly into space? Visit another planet? See Earth from above? Do your elementary-aged kids ask questions like these? If so, I highly recommend you consider virtual space...

How to Define a Planet in 8 Easy Steps

Anyone who went to school before 2006 learned about nine planets in our solar system— Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Today we recognize only the first...