Year Long Art Lessons for Young Children
Imagine this. You’ve just walked into a room. Laying on the table is a blank piece of paper and some paint and crayons. How do you feel? Excited? Energized? Or maybe nervous or inadequate? Why Do Art? It is so important for younger children to DO art. They should draw, paint, cut, glue, make things […]
Homeschooling with Core Knowledge
So you found Core Knowledge and it sounds great and all but how in the world do you homeschool with it?! I’m here to help! But first let’s get one thing straight. When I say Core Knowledge, do not let your brain jump to Common Core. Remember the education plan that no one seems to […]
Homeschool Options on a Budget
So, you want to homeschool but you have NO IDEA what to even do? And you don’t want to spend a fortune. If you’re honest, you just want to do some cheap homeschool online but still give your child an amazing education. I get it and I’m not going to go on and on about […]
Dietrich Academy is REALLY Underway
If you have stumbled upon this post, I am betting you have spent some time the last few weeks – err, months – deciding what to do with your child for this school year. Do you send them back to school in whatever capacity your district has chosen? Do you keep them at home and […]
Another Week of Learning
Do you ever have so many ideas in your head, that you can’t decide where to start? Or one idea turns into two which turns into four and just keeps snowballing? That’s where I am with a project I’m doing. I’ve done very well with making small goals, accomplishing them and then moving on to […]
Dietrich Academy is Underway
Teaching is in my blood. A teacher is what I always wanted to be. My mom has written in my Baby Book that at the age of five I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. I remember when I was in sixth grade, a teacher who lived down the road from us […]