Is interest-led homeschooling even possible when your child’s only interests are YouTube and Video Games? My son asks me to sit with him and watch a YouTube video at least three times a day these days. Sometimes they are funny, Top 10 videos. Sometimes they are science videos that show amazing chemical reactions. Sometimes they…
At any given point in my time, my boys have one or two overriding interests each, that guide almost everything we do. For my oldest, it’s usually something build oriented. Building aquariums, building computers, building guitars – you get the idea. For my youngest, it’s almost always something related to animals or Harry Potter, or…
There are many ways to approach the study of history in your homeschool. Some of us choose to study history chronologically, rotating through a 3 to 5 year cycle. But there’s not only one right way to study history! If the thought of history makes you yawn, have you considered following your child’s interests (or…
As I have shared our weekly homeschool lesson plans and recaps this year, one of the questions many of you have asked is, “How Do I Keep Track Of Our Interest-Led Homeschooling Lessons?” I understand why! It can appear like things are all over the place in an interest-led, strength-based homeschool. I think there are…
Today, I am happy to share our interest-led homeschool curriculum choices for the upcoming homeschool year. This is one of my favorite posts of the year. I love reading other mom’s plans for their homeschool and seeing how they’ve crafted a curriculum plan for their family. It’s a privilege to share mine. There’s something about…
Inspire interest led science with this wonderful ocean life book! It began when my oldest son was only three years old. He was absolutely obsessed with marine life. He knew everything there was to know about sharks by the time he was four. He could list off his favorite tropical fish and discuss the world’s…
Looking for a way to make science engaging and fun, that’s actually easy for you? This is the best homeschool science curriculum for hands-on activities. For the past few months, I have really struggled to come up with new, hands-on activities for my youngest. He loves science, mostly because we have taken such a hands-on…
I filled out the educational questionnaire for my son’s therapist with a growing sense of dread. Does your child understand the basics of grammar, including parts of speech? Can your child articulate the differences between active and passive voice? Is your child able to complete an essay outline? Um, no. Because my dyslexic son has…
It’s been one of the best weeks of my life, y’all. Since launching Different By Design Learning last Tuesday, I have been overwhelmed by the response. I have been encouraged by so many sweet friends online. I have been humbled by direct feedback from moms using my learning plans and seeing real progress in such…
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