Achyuthan Vishnu (using both names here because I use his first and middle names interchangeably and I always receive DMs asking who is who), just turned 3.5 years old. At this age my other two were quite advanced. Akshaya had started reading, my eldest son had been reading for half an year, and could count to 100 by two years Read More …
Over the past few months, we accumulated some new and exciting books that I’ll be sharing over this month, starting with this book gifted to us from the Ontario Science Centre. Last September, the Ontario Science Centre published a book titled “Why Don’t Cars Run on Apple Juice?” written by Kira Vermond and illustrated by Suharu Ogawa. The book features Read More …
Alot of you have asked whether I’ll be following the Ontario curriculum or if I’ve purchased another curriculum to follow so I’ll be addressing that in this post. Homeschooling can be simple and traditional in which children study exactly the same things at home as their peer counterparts do at their local school. Homeschooling can also be as extreme as Read More …
The second most popular question I received about homeschooling was in regards to socialization so I’m sharing my thoughts on that in this post. To begin, socialization is essentially social interaction but it also refers to understanding how to navigate society and learning to be part of a community. Many people, including my parents, believe school, through peer interaction, is Read More …
Today we will be commencing our homeschooling journey. I’ve always wanted to homeschool but back in 2014, when it was time for my daughter to enroll in school, I hesitated because of the opinions of those around me. Over the years, this desire has only gotten stronger and I feel like I owe it to myself and my kids to Read More …
A couple of weeks ago, I shared our chapter book list for kids in grades 1 through 6. Due to popular demand, I am sharing a list of 30 children’s picture books both my kids and I have loved reading together. I tried to include a mix of sentimental and fun books, as well as bedtime stories and books with Read More …
Akshaya and Udayan do not watch TV from Monday through Friday. Instead, I’ve encouraged reading to occupy free time and as a result Akshaya and Udayan have become avid readers. We enjoy looking for new books to read and compiling reading lists. I tend to suggest timeless or classic books because I’ve read many of them as a child. It Read More …
A couple weeks ago, we were invited to attend the Summer of Space premiere at the Ontario Science Centre. Akshaya and Udayan have been space enthusiasts for years so this event, where they got to watch Apollo 11: The First Steps and listen to a panel consisting of Canada’s first female astronaut, Dr. Roberta Bondar, Neil Armstrong’s son Mark Armstrong, Read More …
A few months ago Bhakti Mathur, author of the Amma Tell Me series, sent me the Amma Tell Me series ten book set. I cannot express enough how delighted Akshaya and Udayan were to receive such a generous gift especially because these two are quite interested in learning all they can about the Hindu Gods and Goddesses and the associated myths. Read More …
Over the holidays my daughter and I got to talking about New Year resolutions, what they mean, and why we make them. I shared with her some of my resolutions and as expected my daughter wanted to make her own. I asked my daughter to think about something she would like to learn to do or improve on. She quickly came up with two resolutions, the first Read More …
