About Kris
Kris is the sweet-tea-drinking, classically eclectic, slightly Charlotte Mason, homeschooling mom to her three Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.Website: http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com
Posts by Kris
Mom Binder
By Kris on March 16, 2009
To keep all of my school stuff organized, I use my mom binder which grew out of keeping my unit study supplies organized. As we have evolved from unit studies to a more eclectic homeschool style, my binder has grown with me.
The first page is a clear {read more}
By Kris on March 16, 2009
Reading Bingo
By Kris on March 13, 2009
By Kris on March 13, 2009
I’ve been letting my two not-yet-independent readers select books from their shelves for reading practice rather than the typical instructional phonics readers. The only problem is that they choose the same books over and other, until they have {read more}
ABC’s and 1-2-3′s
By Kris on February 4, 2009
We discovered a very simple, but very effective tool for preschool last week: we made simple alphabet and number books using spiral notebooks.
For the alphabet books, I wrote an upper- and lower-case letter on each page. My preschooler fills up {read more}
By Kris on February 4, 2009
Favorite Books for Artist Studies
By Kris on January 16, 2009
As I’ve mentioned before, we like to keep our artist studies simple. Some of our favorite books for learning about artists include:
The Katie and the… series by James Mayhew
The What Makes a (artist’s name) a (artist’s name)? series {read more}
By Kris on January 16, 2009
Adding Shelf-Life to Your Homeschool Books
By Kris on January 5, 2009
A simple way to add to the shelf-life of your homeschool curriculum is to take the books that you’ll be using frequently — particularly those with reproducible pages of which you’ll be making copies — and have the bindings cut {read more}
By Kris on January 5, 2009
Best Books for Homeschool Moms
By Kris on January 2, 2009
When asked for my best tip for new homeschooling moms, I always say, “Read, read, read!” And, not to the kids. I think one of the best things that any new homeschooling mom — or the veteran who needs a boost — can do is read {read more}
By Kris on January 2, 2009
Simple Artist and Composer Studies
By Kris on December 18, 2008
Often, we homeschool moms make things harder than we have to, often acting as if everything we do has to be a grand production. This can be especially true — for me, anyway — when it comes to art and music. Sometimes simpler is better. Keep {read more}
By Kris on December 18, 2008
What to Do When the Teacher Doesn’t Know the Answer
By Kris on December 9, 2008
A homeschool — or potential homeschool — mom’s biggest fear is often, “What do I do whan I don’t know the answer?” The mere mention of words like algebra, chemistry or trigonometry is enough to strike fear in even {read more}
By Kris on December 9, 2008
Counting Bear Activities
By Kris on November 24, 2008
Bear Counters are a fun, colorful tool for preschool through early elementary school. What can you do with them besides count?
Patterns. Arrange the bears in patterns, simple to intricate, for your child to copy or complete.
Sorting. Mix all the {read more}
By Kris on November 24, 2008
Hands-on Activities to Enhance any Study
By Kris on November 21, 2008
Our family likes to use hands-on activities to enhance our learning. Some of our favorite activities are:
Building maps. From salt dough maps to edible maps made from cookie dough, seeing the topography of a continent, country or state really makes {read more}
By Kris on November 21, 2008
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