I'm so excited to announce that the Facebook page for The Unplanned Homeschooler now has more than 1000 likes! Thank you, all of you, f...

One of the best ways for children to learn anything is to get out there and experience it for themselves. Whether you're learning about ...

Tomorrow marks the first day of school in my home town. Some other schools in the area have been in session a week already. It's hard to...

This summer, in a quiet neighborhood populated mainly by older residents, the unthinkable happened. Two teenage brothers, Robert and Michael...

One of the most common questions homeschoolers ask is how to teach math facts to their kids in ways that will actually stick. It's so fr...

I love the sound of cicadas in the trees in the summertime. That cacophony of cicadas, tree frogs, crickets and rustling leaves in a soft su...

As homeschoolers, we have a unique opportunity not given to other educators. We get to spend time with our students, around the clock and fo...