From the safety of my father-in-law’s concrete bungalow, I watched impassively as Cyclone Vardah ripped through Chennai on December 12, 2016, causing trees to sway precariously and tree branches to snap like matchsticks. Packing...
· by admin · 27 Dec, 2016
Tearing a beautiful flower apart to identify its different parts is a time-honored science activity. In my time, flowers like gumamela, santan and jasmine bloomed freely in every flower bed in the neighborhood....
· by admin · 25 Nov, 2016
To fold or to roll? When packing clothes for a trip, travelers often go about it one way or the other. I’d always folded my clothes out of habit and thought rolling wasn’t worth...
Arts and Crafts / Homeschooling / Reading
· by admin · 23 Nov, 2016
Has this ever happened to you: You learn a new word, and you wait for the right moment when you can use it properly in a sentence? And when you do, doesn’t it...
· by admin · 22 Nov, 2016
My son has balance and coordination issues. He used to trip or lose his footing even when walking on flat, non-slippery surfaces. Despite his balance problems, he learned to ride a bicycle quickly. I...
Science / STEM / Toys and Gear
· by admin · 18 Nov, 2016
Children are generally curious about the inner workings of electrical or electronic devices. What child didn’t wonder about how a radio or a doorbell works? If you’re looking to give your child a...
· by admin · 17 Nov, 2016
My son got his first binoculars at age four. They were compact 4 x 30 binoculars from New Zealand-based outdoor gear retailer Kathmandu. With 4x magnification, the binoculars did the trick for a curious...
Who’s afraid of math? Not the generations of homeschoolers who learned math through the Miquon Math method. Miquon Math is a hands-on math curriculum for Grades 1-3, that uses Cuisenaire rods to allow children...
· by admin · 7 Nov, 2016
What would Star Wars be without the lightsabers? Perhaps just another special-effects-laden good-versus-evil epic set in a galaxy far, far away. My son, Motito, who is a dyed-in-the-wool Star Wars fan, would disagree. But...
· by admin · 3 Nov, 2016
Up until the 1930s, cursive writing was taught first (before manuscript) to school children in the U.S. An educational reform movement in the 1940s led to a switch in the order of penmanship instruction,...
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