Category Archives: Learning Ideas

Homeschool Dads

16 June 2012

Photo by Sean Dreilinger Some dads actively help with the homeschooling, but there are others who I think would love to get more involved if they knew how they could help. Dads may think of homeschooling as Mom’s job if they are the one away from home during the day. If that is the case, […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in Unschooling |

What Does Your Child Want to Learn?

23 May 2012

photo by Thejaswi New homeschoolers often ask me what they should teach their child. Getting started is hard because parents sometimes worry 10 years ahead instead of planning for today. I encourage parents to ask their child what they would like to learn. Some children are so accustomed to schools telling them what to do […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in New homeschoolers, Unschooling |

Reading Aloud to Your Children

28 March 2012

I often hear from parents who want help finding books to read to their children, and so I have decided to share the list of chapter books that my husband and I read to our homeschooled son when he was young. My list is not a recommendation of what should be read, because lists will […]

By Karen Taylor | Also posted in Homeschooling |