In my last post, (“Should You Use Unit Studies?”), I focused on why you should consider using unit studies. Today, I want to focus on how you can create your own unit study. It may seem overwhelming at first, but any homeschooler is capable of creating a unit study. You may be most comfortable with…
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Should You Use Unit Studies?
If you’re like most homeschoolers, you’ve recently started your school year or will be starting it soon. But regardless of the time of year, there may be a place for unit studies in your homeschool. For many homeschool families, unit studies (themes or topics that integrate a range of subjects and learning styles) play an…
Little House on the Prairie Unit Study
I grew up on a farm 40 miles from De Smet, South Dakota, one of the settings for Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie series. I always loved the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. Those books naturally became an important part of our homeschooling. In fact, the books were woven throughout our homeschooling for…
Free Homeschooling
I am continually amazed at the resources available online for homeschoolers today! There actually wasn’t an Internet available for home use when I started homeschooling my children! So, excuse me if I sometimes seem over-exuberant … it’s all still a bit miraculous to me at times. I didn’t even have access to computers when I completed…
Why I Love Homeschooling Conferences and Seminars
I was always a bit of a conference junkie. As a Montessori teacher, I attended numerous Montessori conferences. So it was only natural that I would attend homeschooling conferences and seminars when we homeschooled. Now there are even online homeschooling seminars. Those weren’t available when we homeschooled, but I never felt a lack of ideas and…
How We Used Gentle Discipline in our Homeschool
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline! This post was selected as one of the Crème de la Crème of gentle discipline blogging! Sometimes, when people hear the words gentle discipline, they picture kids gone wild. Anyone who knows my husband (Terry), me, and our children knows that Christina and Will (now 20 and…
How We Homeschooled
Welcome to the September Carnival of Natural Parenting: We’re all homeschoolers This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted byHobo Mama and CodeName: Mama. This month our participants have shared how their children learn at home asa natural part of their day. Please read to the end to find…
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I'm Deb Chitwood. My header photo models are my children, Christina, at 1 1/2, my son, Will, at 3, and Christina again at 16. Christina is now 22, and Will is 27. Please see the About Me page for more information about my family and me. Please see the About Montessori page for information about Montessori. -
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