by Diana Waring | Jan 15, 2023 | Educating at Home, Practical Tips & Hints
Recently I wrote, “More than any other teacher on the planet, you can be flexible with your lesson plan and schedule. If you see a sudden interest arising in your student, then make it a priority, change your schedule, and allow it in your lesson plan.” So, what does...
by Diana Waring | Jan 15, 2023 | Educating at Home, Practical Tips & Hints
Believe me, I was ALWAYS on a budget! When we first began our homeschool adventure, my husband was a public school teacher—which meant his salary was very low. . . and I was at home with our kids. But, where there’s a will, there’s a way. We saved up for...
by Diana Waring | Jan 15, 2023 | Educating at Home, Practical Tips & Hints
Enough is enough, as the saying goes—and as these examples indicate: A homemade birthday cake is delicious, unless you eat the whole thing in one sitting. A hot bath is lovely, unless the water overflows the tub and drips through the floorboards to ruin the room...
by Diana Waring | Jan 15, 2023 | Educating at Home, Practical Tips & Hints
We all know that teaching kids who hate school is incredibly difficult! And, to successfully tackle the problem, try breaking it down into bite-sized pieces: how to teach reading to kids who hate it;how to teach math to kids who hate it; how...
by Diana Waring | Jan 15, 2023 | Educating at Home, Practical Tips & Hints
How do we turn the academic “facts” into something our children can actually understand? What makes those facts become something usable, practical, memorable? When we discover the difference between teaching “facts” and giving our children...