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Most public school children in the U.S. have been schooled-at-home for the last three months of the 2019-2020 school year. Parents, many of whom are working at home full time, have been re-assigned as temporary teachers.  Schools have been scrambling to re-vamp their...

If you were fortunate enough to attend a public school anytime between the years of 1956 and 2013, you were one of the luck few that were forced to participate in the beloved Presidential Physical Fitness program. It went by several titles depending on the national...

If the kids are getting bored at home, maybe it's time to make things interesting with some weird science experiments from Steve Spangler. About Steve Spangler… Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning...

My porch has seen better days. The poor deck faces harsh, hard winters that come with heavy snow and thick ice, which must be shoveled off many times over the course the season. My dear porch gets relentlessly stomped on by muddy boots and handles dirty dog paws. With...

May 2020 is Mental Health Month, so it only seems appropriate to share some news regarding homeschooling and its effect on your child’s mental health. I recently came across an article posted on Medium.com (Medium.com) about the affect that homeschooling could have on...

As COVID-19 has turned our world upside down, homeschooling has been thrust into the global spotlight. According to a recent Forbes article (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerrymcdonald/2020/03/11/the-worlds-homeschooling-moment/#3e2dfcb550c3), its estimated that 300...

The world is constantly changing and so is the concept of homeschooling. In the current day in age more people than ever have been exposed to homeschooling by necessity. Some families have been pushed into homeschooling by new government mandates they chose to opt out...

David Nagel, writer for The Journal, notes that, as of April 20, the majority of U.S. public schools will be closed through the remainder of the school year. A few are listed as re-opening on May 1, 4, 15 or 20....

The upshot of the Coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions of American K through 12 students adjusting to a “school at home” atmosphere, is that public school teachers have had to learn a  lot about home schooling and parents have had to adjust to the temporary role...

Since early March of this year when the World Health Organization first recognized the Coronavirus as a worldwide pandemic, U.S. schools have been closing. Most of them have closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.  Students were instantly re-assigned...

Essentially everyone on earth knows the world is caught in the grips of a global virus-based pandemic. The disease knows no boundaries and favors no politics.  Everyone is eligible to be a carrier of the disease. Most businesses and essentially all U.S. schools and...

A Summary of U.S. Public School Standardized Testing Waivers for School Year 2019-2020 As the 2019-2020 school year comes to an end, many states across the country have cancelled school for the remainder of the academic year in response to the rapid spread of the...

Homeschooling is a lifestyle not just a plan for education. It affects your whole life. Suddenly your life can change. In September, just as we were kicking off our homeschooling for the new school year, we found our needle in a haystack house. We had been talking...

If your kids are starting to get bored, maybe it's time to learn a little bit and observe bald eagles. The bald eagles is the emblem bird of the United States, majestic in its appearance.  You can watch the Decorah Eagles live via webcam by clicking here.

With the kids at home, their brains might need some exercise!   Brain teasers and riddles exercise your brain! Check out our insane collection of brain teasers for kids and all ages. Increase your mental strength today by digging through our brain teaser riddles and...

With millions of school kids home, parents are taking on the role of teacher.    If you're struggling to help your student with math, mathisfun.com is a great online resource with clear, complete math explanations, worksheets, and games.    Click here for these great...

Need to give your kids a little culture while you're in quarantine? Check out these 10 Virtual Museum Tours! National Museum of Natural History Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum National Museum of Iraq Hintze Hall, NHM London The Louvre The British...

As the 2019-2020 school year comes to an end, many states across the country have cancelled school for the remainder of the academic year in response to the rapid spread of the CoronaVirus-19 around the world. In response, school districts are working hard to make the...

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been homeschooling, whether you’ve been doing it for ten years or you just started today; one thing is for sure: you need to survive. There are some days when homeschooling is a jungle path covered in slippery vines and your only...

With millions of kids home from school due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, parents need not worry about them falling behind in their reading.   There are dozens of authors who are taking time to read to kids, online! For a complete list of authors offering a...

As much of the world is looking to school their children at home, we thought we would share a list of 5 National Parks that offer virtual tours.  Go ahead and let your kids get their fill of the great outdoors from the comfort of your living room! Kenai Fjords...