Layers of Learning

Word Work is the spelling and vocabulary component of Writer's Workshop that will have your kids learning all about words through a variety of written, manipulative, physical, and verbal activities that will appeal to lots of learning styles.

Listen to the latest podcast episode, where Karen and Michelle offer advice for organizing Layers of Learning Notebooks. Learn about the two notebooks you'll need, as well as the optional Student Journals that are available to keep your homeschool organized and on track.

Teaching your kids to love stories will unlock excitement for learning that you can't gain any other way. These tips will help your family begin to truly love books and also learn about your library, how it's organized, and the Dewey Decimal System.

Help your kids develop deep thoughts by asking effective questions and having discussions in your homeschool. Use the free Bloom's Taxonomy Question Stems printable to spur on deep thoughts within your family.

Homeschool traditions are a simple way to sprinkle a bit of fun into your homeschool. Karen and Michelle share some of their favorite back-to-school, homeschool, holiday, and end-of-year traditions from their families.

Difference can divide us or connect us. In your homeschool, you have a unique opportunity to break down walls and let you your kids experience so much of the world's stories, recipes, ideas, people, and more. In this episode, we talk about teaching your kids tolerance.

The homeschooling sisters answer questions from homeschool parents about everything from how to choose books to how to handle a toddler during homeschool.

Learning can and should happen everywhere! Here are some tips about how to take your homeschool away from the kitchen table and out into the world. From learning in your yard to expeditions in your town and vacations across the globe, the world is your classroom.

To test or not to test...that is the question for many homeschool parents. The Layers of Learning sisters chime in on when and how to give kids tests in homeschool.

A relaxed and gentle approach to homeschooling kids with learning struggles can help kids find their strengths while they work on the skills that don't come as easily to them. Recognizing their abilities as much as their disabilities is the key.