It’s Thanksgiving! Or if you share the idiom of my children, it’s Turkey Day. They call it like they see it and state their goals clearly. Time to give thanks for the bounty that is my peculiar life and appreciate that what I plan usually comes to fruition in dynamic color taking unexpected shape and [...]

The first three years of homeschooling was easy, I’ve got to admit, compared to today but, not without hurdles. Kindergarten is all about discovering the world and really jumping into the basic skills. Reading and writing become a reality that open doors of understanding and, opened my eyes. What happens if my son is not meeting [...]

HELP! I don’t understand 6th grade math!
Confession: I’m a college graduate, I’ve worked at an investment company in a high rise and wore a suit, I’ve worked from home having started my own business, I’ve run a retail store and I still get stuck on math.
Honestly, I have forgotten, well maybe misplaced, many if the [...]

My children have been homeschooled since day one of their education. My son is 11 and in 6th grade, my daughter is 7 and in 2nd grade. We sit at the dining table, crack open books and rev up the pencils. Reading happens, discussions get going, we get our hands dirty with experiments, and we [...]

In the beginning, there was Monte Vista On-Line Academy. Its state-assigned “pilot project” status signaled its daring, and its 13 students, wired up and logged on, were spared hours of bumping along rugged San Luis Valley roads to and from brick-and-mortar schools.
Now, no longer provisional or experimental, and championed by a strange-bedfellows mix of parents, [...]

If your garden has met the end of its season or if you just can’t get enough of the sweet, succulent, goodness that is Colorado-grown produce (garden or no garden) then take a trip to Miller Farms and harvest a crop of nutrient-dense and ready-to-eat fruits and veggies. The annual Miller Farms Fall Festival is [...]

Ooey gooey, messy, slimy, shapeless wet dirt. It can be quite entertaining and a whole lot of fun, but what is this stuff good for, really? Well, far more than I had realized! After visiting the Marvelous Mud, Clay Around the World exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, I have a whole new appreciation for [...]

For JD Elvrum and his family, public school had too many strikes against it.
“His first three years of school were marred by teachers’ strikes,” in his Pennsylvania school district, said JD’s mom, Tillie Elvrum. Add to that a slight learning disability and many moves as a result of his father’s career — in the Air [...]

A special thank you to all who submitted your recipes in our spring recipe swap! Tucker Shaw, the Denver Post Food Editor, included a few of his favorites in today’s Food section.
Here’s an early Mother’s Day gift: three clever, crowd-pleasing recipes from local moms. Amber Johnson, editor of milehighmamas.com, asked her members to share their [...]

School is out, the sun is blazing and the kids are singing their favorite song “I’m bored.”
I heard this familiar tune the very first day of summer vacation.
How are you going to keep them busy for more than two months? How will you keep their mind active, engaged and learning? With science activities of course!
**Want [...]