I recently read a post from a new homeschooler, who said that her daughter liked math, but hated doing word problems to the point that it wa...

The two large monarch caterpillars we found earlier this week are doing well. We couldn't spot the tiny one today, but we hope it is ju...

Tonight, just before the sun went down, my younger daughter made a fantastic find in our back yard. She spotted a large caterpillar on a vi...

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...