We must read Black History books and books featuring non-white races with our kids. It’s crucial to read stories about ethnic groups that differ from yours. Why is it so important? Because Blacks and other cultures other than Whites have…
Did you know that you can make your own natural Easter egg dyes… with items you probably have right now in your kitchen? Although it’s never been the main event at Easter, our family has always enjoyed dying, hiding, and…
Brain scientists say that in “real life” we usually learn more than one thing at a time. And we often learn something using more than one sense at a time. So, integrating subjects, rather than artificially separating each subject, aligns…
Remember reading about how people prior to running water had to “prime the pump”? They pushed and pulled the farmyard water pump handle up and down to build up the pressure until the water started coming up out of the…
Our co-op kids loved our first Middle Ages read aloud – the younger ones, particularly, were intrigued by The Whipping Boy: the exciting story of “Prince Brat” and Jemmy. This young boy received the Prince’s well-earned spankings since it was…
Personally, I don’t like my curriculum telling me exactly what to say and do. Maybe I have other things to say than my curriculum does about Christopher Columbus, the Civil War, or the ecology movement. Maybe I don’t want my kids to…
