Father’s Day, Making Hats, & Hands-On Geometry
Sewing a hat for daddy becomes a hands-on geometry investigation. Sounds improbable, doesn’t it? But that is exactly the magic that homeschooling brings to your child and you. Last week
How often have you handed a seemingly-innocent book to your child only to discover later that it was filled with things you really do not want to put into your child’s head?
My husband and I gave up when my kids were about 12 and started reading everything before they did. This was especially tough since both my kids are especially gifted in reading. That was actually the reason we turned to classic literature. We needed something to challenge their reading level without the adult themes that are everywhere these days.
Every Wednesday, I plan to share another selection of books from our Do Not Read list. That way I hope to help you avoid that moment when your daughter or son explains the plot of a children’s book to you and you think, “What!? Who thought it was a good idea to include THAT in the story? Is this actually a book for adults that got misfiled into the children’s section of the library?”
So here we go. . .
Sewing a hat for daddy becomes a hands-on geometry investigation. Sounds improbable, doesn’t it? But that is exactly the magic that homeschooling brings to your child and you. Last week
I discovered a book produced by the San Francisco Exploratorium in our local library called “Math and Science Across Cultures: Activities and Investigations from the Exploratorium” that is crammed with
As my children grow in attention span and interest I am finding myself continually refining and adjusting our homeschool day. The latest shift is one worth sharing, I think. I
The Doodlebugs discovered yesterday afternoon that testing “the turtle paradox” with their cousin in Grandma’s huge backyard did not work. I am not sure that Zeno’s Paradox of the Tortoise
I just ran into a website called Bedtime Math with absolutely fun daily ideas to incorporate a fun math puzzle into your evening. Each puzzle has options for various age
Marcus Du Sautoy has done more for my kids’ understanding and love for math (or maths as he puts it in England) than I thought possible. Throughout my educational career,
It is so important for kids to realize that math is not a dreary, dull subject. There are a few mathematicians who stand out as truly loving mathematics and providing
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