Last month, I attended the annual parent-teacher conference for TLE at her preschool. There were no real surprises — she’s doing well in most areas with communication being the area of most concern. When I talked to the teacher about their curriculum, I discovered that the plan is to slowly introduce reading and writing. Right ...

And the school question — ie. what school will she attend, if any? — continues to loom over our household. A few weeks ago, we asked TLE whether she wanted to go to school or stay home with Mommy-teacher. To our surprise, she said she wanted to go to school. I felt a bit heartbroken ...

I love it when an art project turns into a well rounded lesson. We covered math, phonics, and more with this little project! #preschooler #homeschool #kids Back around Christmastime, I picked up a few holiday art kits from Target. While we made most of them during the Christmas break, the snowman kit seemed to be ...

  Despite TLE showing that she was she was ready to write on her own in September, there hasn’t been much progress though she has taught herself some letters since then. I figured that her preschool would be taking the lead in teaching the kids the alphabet but aside from writing (tracing) her name at school, ...

As a kid, I was constantly in trouble for “daydreaming” at school though I had finished the work. Every single report card noted that I didn’t work up to my full potential. The pediatrician suggested that I might be gifted; this was later confirmed in the 4th grade. TLE resembles me a lot at her age: ...