by Eva van Strijp | Jun 4, 2022 | Homeschooling
One of the key benefits of homeschooling is that we can switch things up. We can do what works best for our family and for each child and change things around as needed. We don’t have to work 9-3. We don’t have to work Monday – Friday. We don’t have work at a...
by Eva van Strijp | Mar 5, 2022 | Homeschooling
Over the past decade plus of homeschooling we’ve tried a lot of different educational resources – no less than a dozen just for Maths – but I’m not going to talk today about the ones that didn’t work for us. I want to share what’s...
by Eva van Strijp | Jan 24, 2022 | Homeschooling
I was so stoked to speak with Rachelle from @howtoliveslow late last year about homeschooling. It’s easily one of my favourite things to talk about and Rachelle has one of the loveliest calm podcast voices you’ll ever hear! In the episode, we talk about things like:...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 15, 2021 | Homeschooling
Last month, I had the joy of jumping on a Skype call with Rachelle Glendon from How to Live Slow to chat about homeschooling. Prior to the call, Rachelle had sent me some questions and I’d jotted down some notes but the podcast itself ended up being quite a bit...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 24, 2021 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Probably the most common question I get when people learn I homeschool 6 kids is how I do it all. Short answer: I don’t. Long answer: I guide them through various English skills; learning to read, spelling, grammar, punctuation and story-writing. I guide their journey...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 21, 2020 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
I was contacted recently by a dear friend who I haven’t seen in many years but who has – like many other parents around the world – been thrown in the deep end of homeschooling during a pandemic. Actually, homeschooling isn’t the right word....