Unit studies are what happen when learning decides to throw a theme party and invite every subject along for the ride. Instead of math sitting in one corner, history hanging...
Unit Studies: When Education Goes All-In on a Theme
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When Your Gifted Math Kid Hates Being Wrong
Some kids are fine with “practice makes perfect.” Others… well, they think practice is for peasants and perfection should be immediate. If you’re homeschooling a...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding and Fixing Learning Gaps
Learning gaps can be sneaky little things. One minute, everything’s fine, and the next, a student is staring at a math problem like it’s an encrypted alien message. The good...
Understanding and Closing Learning Gaps
In education, “mind the gap” isn’t just a polite announcement you hear on the subway—it’s a crucial reminder for teachers, parents, and anyone helping a learner. A learning...
Co-op vs. Learning Pod vs. Microschool: What’s the Deal?
In the ever-evolving world of alternative education, the terms "co-op," "learning pod," and "microschool" tend to swirl together like a smoothie of good intentions and...
How to Do a Loop Schedule (Without Losing Your Mind)
Loop scheduling might sound like something from a sci-fi film involving time travel and quantum chalkboards, but in the homeschooling world, it’s much simpler—and far more...
What’s a Loop Schedule?
Somewhere in the homeschooling multiverse—right between the color-coded spreadsheets and the “we’ll wing it” crew—lives the loop schedule. It’s the magical unicorn of...
How to Manage a Mixed-Grade Classroom and the Occasional Chaos
Ah, the mixed-grade homeschool classroom—where one child is learning long division, another is still figuring out how to hold a pencil correctly, and someone else is taping...
What to Do When Curriculum Isn’t Just Not Working
There it sits: the shiny curriculum that once held so much promise. It had glowing reviews, maybe a few sample pages that looked fun, and the title alone sounded like it...
How to Motivate a Child Who’s Just Not That Into Learning (Yet)
Homeschooling sounds like the dream—cozy mornings, flexible schedules, personalized lessons. But what happens when a child simply looks at their spelling list like it's a...
How to Regain Your Motivation for Homeschooling
Every homeschooler hits that wall. The one where lesson plans feel more like to-do lists of doom, and enthusiasm packs its bags and moves to Aruba. One day, it’s all nature...
How Could You Lose Your Motivation?
Homeschooling is often portrayed as this magical journey filled with cozy read-alouds, nature walks, and kids who beg for “just one more math problem, please!” But somewhere...
