Capturing Creativity
The phrase “I don’t really understand art,” is one I hear often. Over the past 3 years of teaching at SKETCH I have found an interesting paradox. The most common statements I hear from kids are “I love stories,” and
Summer school sounds horrible, but it is actually one of the best parts of homeschooling. Our summers are always a time for learning-adventures; practicing skills, and jumpstarting imagination as we throw ourselves headlong into a subject. This year, when I
Simple doesn’t usually describe our birthday party preparation. My kids have a knack for choosing unusual themes like cardboard boxes and dolphin rescue – themes with no pre-printed plates or ready-made games. I have always enjoyed this. It stretches our
Learning should be engaging and interesting. Unfortunately, taking notes is boring, lapbooks are time consuming, and printed information is easy to ignore. How can we capture kids’ imagination while at the same time making sure that they remain focused on
I’m lousy at pretending. Sad, but true. My husband loves to crawl around on the floor pretending to be “mousey” with the kids, and my oldest has a passion for storytelling that causes her to fall asleep and wake again
Over the past few years my oldest has developed a passion for history, so it was no surprise when she asked for her 7th birthday party to have an Archaeology theme. Ancient Egyptian Archaeology to be precise. We started by