15 Creative Places to Homeschool
One of the perks to homeschooling your children is the ability to allow a more flexible, convenient, and fun learning environment. We recently asked a … [Read more...] about 15 Creative Places to Homeschool
Dani Krebs is from York, PA and graduated from Shippensburg University with a B.A. in English. She enjoys a balanced life of outdoor activities and Netflix marathons.
One of the perks to homeschooling your children is the ability to allow a more flexible, convenient, and fun learning environment. We recently asked a … [Read more...] about 15 Creative Places to Homeschool
Scottie is a certified elementary educator with specialties in math and curriculum development. Previously, Scottie taught grades 5-8 in public schools and worked for a local non-profit organization, offering families and students a broad range of family life education programs. As a mother of two, she enjoys spending time with her family, is an outdoor enthusiast, and continues to love teaching and learning.
Place value is a key mathematics concept for students to learn. The concept that numbers can be broken apart and put back together gives students a … [Read more...] about 4 Creative Activities for Reinforcing Place Value
Scottie is a certified elementary educator with specialties in math and curriculum development. Previously, Scottie taught grades 5-8 in public schools and worked for a local non-profit organization, offering families and students a broad range of family life education programs. As a mother of two, she enjoys spending time with her family, is an outdoor enthusiast, and continues to love teaching and learning.
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Demme Learning is an independent family-owned and operated publishing company. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Demme Learning has been providing innovative learning solutions for homeschoolers, parents and small group learning environments since 1990.
What is Roadschooling? Adventure is calling! But what about your child’s education? Roadschooling may be the answer! Over the past few years, … [Read more...] about Roadschooling: How to Homeschool on the Road
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Lisa serves as a Learning and Development Specialist with Demme Learning. While she holds a B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida, she seems to find herself consistently pulled towards education in some capacity. Lisa and her husband Chris have been married for 30+ years and are the parents of three homeschool graduates.
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Dani Krebs is from York, PA and graduated from Shippensburg University with a B.A. in English. She enjoys a balanced life of outdoor activities and Netflix marathons.
Other than their obvious cute factor, animals can provide a variety of added benefits for your homeschool family that are sure to last a lifetime. … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons to Homeschool with Pets
Gretchen Roe educated her children at home for 21 years. With a degree in child development, she laughingly says it was not necessarily helpful for raising her own six children. She owned her own business for 15 years, as well as being involved in several nonprofit boards. She has spent the last 10 years in positions of homeschool advocacy and comes to Demme Learning as a Placement Specialist. She loves the outdoors, all things furry, and is in the process of learning farming and beekeeping skills.
Over my years of homeschooling, I have found in my personal circle that we were divided into two camps: those of us who are the planners and the list … [Read more...] about Calendar Management Skills for Your School Year
Loris Malaguzzi was an Italian educator and the founder of the Reggio Emilia approach to education, which is similar to other models like Montessori … [Read more...] about Loris Malaguzzi on the Active Child