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How To Create A Student Lab Book That Will Boost Your Student’s Science Understanding
Help your children excel in science by creating a student lab book. Scientist across the board create their lab books the same way.
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Cultivating Year-Round Learning with a School Garden
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Cultivating Year-Round Learning with a School Garden School gardens are a powerful tool for education, offering hands-on learning in science, nutrition, and environmental stewardship. But what about schools with traditional academic calendars, where the bulk of the growing season falls during summer break? Fear not! With strategic planning and the right tools, schools can cultivate vibrant gardens throughout the school year, even when the weather turns cold. Why a Year-Round Garden? Continuous Learning: A year-round garden provides consistent opportunities for students to engage with the natural world, observe plant growth, and learn about…
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What Would Losing the Department of Education Mean?
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. What Would Losing the Department of Education Mean? We are an educated nation. We are a nation that puts value on education. We are a nation that relies on the public school system as child care to allow us to earn a living. Our nation supports kids with disabilities and meals for struggling families through public schools. Losing such a core federal department feels wrong on every level! And that is what the system of public reliance and overstepping federal control wants you to think. History time! The Department of Education wasn’t even…
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The Importance of Hands-On Homesteading Education: Nurturing Resilience, Self-Reliance, and a Lifelong Love for Real-World Skills
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. The Importance of Hands-On Homesteading Education: Nurturing Resilience, Self-Reliance and a Lifelong Love for Real-World Skills Homesteading, at its core, is about self-sufficiency, resourcefulness, and a deep connection to the land. It’s a lifestyle that fosters practical skills, problem-solving abilities, and a profound understanding of where our food and resources come from. But how do we effectively impart these invaluable skills to the next generation? The answer is clear: hands-on learning. In a world increasingly dominated by digital distractions and abstract concepts, the tangible experience of working with our hands is more important…
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What is Vocational Agriculture? A Powerful Path to Hands-On Learning and Fulfilling Careers
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. What is Vocational Agriculture? A Powerful Path to Hands-On Learning and Fulfilling Careers The Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 was an act of the United States Congress that promoted vocational education in “agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking” and provided federal funds for this purpose. Home Economics was the only subject in the act for girls. The Vocational Agriculture Act of 1963 replaced the Smith-Hughes Act. It increased funding to $225 million and allowed for some movement of funding between vocational programs. It also removed the requirement for students to complete…
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Why It’s Time to Revive Traditional Home Economics (for public and homeschooled students)
This post may contain affiliate links where I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Why It’s Time to Revive Traditional Home Economics (for public and homeschooled students) Home economics was a standard class (mostly for girls) until the 70s and 80s. Personally, I took cooking in middle school (by the same home ec teacher my mom had 30 years earlier) in the late 90s and true home ec was still taught at my high school well into the 2000s at minimum. I don’t live locally anymore. So, I am not sure. Home economics includes learning the basics of cooking, preserving, nutrition, money management, hygiene, and child development.…
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The Benefits of Homestead Science in Your Homeschool
Learn practical ways to to incorporate homestead science into your homeschool curriculum no matter where you live.
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Steps to Reducing Chaos in a Busy Homestead Family
The thing that I help parents with the most is chaos control. Because parents don’t reach out until the pinnacle of chaos is reached
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Do you have to finish a homeschool curriculum your kids don’t love?
The joy of homeschooling is that you aren’t answering to anyone. And no one's mental health is worth having to finish a curriculum out of obligation.
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Who is Homestead Science homeschool curriculum made for?
If you are interested in Homestead Science, but aren't sure if its a fit for your family, check out how each level is designed for you!
