You’ve probably heard the saying that math is everywhere. Depending on your attitude towards math this could be the best news you’ve heard all day or you may be groaning right now. Regardless of your feelings about math, we have a few tips. Use the following to help you keep on the right track. [...]

Most families welcome the relaxation and downtime offered by holiday breaks from school. However, once the glow has faded, you may want to consider some family or community-centered activities to recharge your batteries before resuming school work. The potential rewards for both adults and children are great! Consider exploring parks, museums or historic sites in [...]

We had the chance to take our Calvert Group to the Zoo last week. Plans were made, lunches packed, website visited in advance to plan our zoo assault. The morning dawned cool and cloudy, and there was only a 40% chance of rain. We always look forward to our field trip adventures – and it [...]

November 2011 Inspire!  Have you ever stood in line at a bookstore waiting to get a book signed by a favorite author? Do you always read the book before going to see the movie adaptation? Is a bedtime story a ritual in your home? Is someone in your family a natural storyteller? If you answered [...]

I will tell you this was quite a weekend.  I spent Saturday preparing and freezing 20 different meals for my family.  That pretty much took care of the entirety of Saturday.  Sunday afternoon was consumed with a project – I am wallpapering my schoolroom walls with maps from National Geographic.  In the midst of ironing [...]

Homeschooling on the Road Joan Cooke is a new Learning Guide to nine-year-old twins. For the past five years she and her husband have taken their children on an eight-week, cross-country trip to visit relatives and friends. Joan does not want to cancel the trip, but she is concerned that her children will fall behind [...]

My alarm beeped with a shrill screech in the morning quiet, its face lit ghostly green as it admonished me to begin my day. Swinging clumsily, I knocked it off of the cardboard box that it perched on, belting it to the floor in my sleepy stupor. It was only 6:30, and tempting as it [...]

It’s difficult to truly appreciate the sacrifices that are made by a military family, unless you are one, have been one, or are related to one. My own husband was in the military 6 years—with 13 different assignments in those years. I would swear that the DOD (Department of Defense) heard the paintbrush hit the [...]

In the not-too-distant past, typing was taught in high school and used mainly in jobs by women. Today, typewriters are antiques and nearly every household has a computer (or three!) used by every family member from toddlers to seniors. Keyboarding proficiency can no longer wait until high school—Children must start learning good typing skills as [...]

I saw it again today at our community pool. The shrug. The response to a parent who complains about the sorry state of public education, and the parent who responds with the shrug “whadaya gonna do?” I am proud to be one of those parents who has chosen to row against the tide, and take [...]