More handwriting practice today! My three-year-old has really been into the Reading 1A trial course from the Ron Paul Curriculum. He has only watched the first three videos, but he’s watched each of them several times over the past five
Chalk It Up
Follow the Child
Just yesterday I wrote that I wasn’t sure if my three-year-old was ready to try handwriting yet this summer. He’s been loving with the Ron Paul Curriculum this summer, but mainly focusing on phonics, not handwriting. Then today he went
Summer Goals
Finally, finally, finally, summer is here! You cannot know unless you have ever taught middle school the blessed relief that Memorial Day weekend can bring. This new season brings a major shift in our day to day routine. No more
Working Lunch
When you work full-time and are also trying to teach your kids some stuff, you need to make good use of your time at home. For big brother and me, that often means doing a lot of learning while little
Up He Grows!
Something about three seems to making my older son grow at light speed. Since he hit his birthday in December, it’s been non-stop new skills and ever-increasing independence. This week alone, he graduated from a mattress on the floor to
Tessellation Tip
In order to keep them from crawling up the walls in their last week before summer vacation, I’ve given my seventh graders a tessellation project. There are about ten million youtube videos explaining how to do this, so I won’t
Teeny Tiny Photographer on the Trail
As preparation for our trip to Olympic National Park this summer, we took our littles hiking. For the past few months, we have been letting our older son, who is three, take photos around the house with our camera. This
Area of Mixed Polygons
In 7th grade math, we’re working on area. Â We’ve gone through all of the basic formulas with careful attention to how they are related to one another — the triangle being half of a rectangle, the trapezoid being a combination
Teeny Tiny Photographer II
In March, I wrote about how my three-year-old son has started taking photos around the house. Â This has become a regular part of our routine, so I wanted to share some more shots he has taken. Â Seeing our everyday life
Units vs. Square Units (vs. Cubic Units)
When teaching basic geometry concepts, such as perimeter and area, you will save yourself quite a bit of grief if you start by making clear the difference between units and square units. Our common abbreviations for these, such as cm