Curiosity Encouraged’s Holiday Gift Guide

Curiosity Encouraged’s Holiday Gift Guide

You’ve probably heard the saying, Something You Want, Something You Need, Something to Wear, Something to Read. I love the simplicity, but I lean more towards something to play, something to treasure, something that’s cozy, something to make, and something to learn. I don’t believe in taking out a loan to pay for the holidays. […]

Blogging Tips and Tricks

Blogging Tips and Tricks

It’s storytime. If you’re just looking for Blogging Tips and Tricks, scroll down. I started blogging in 2009. My oldest was three, I was teaching full-time, and documenting my journey as a mom was a respite from Thomas the train and grading. Twenty minutes here or there, I’d post a picture and sweet anecdote about […]

Family in Six Tones | A Mother-Daughter Memoir

Family in Six Tones | A Mother-Daughter Memoir

“On the first day of my junior year, Mr. Wendell called the roll and once he got to my name he widened his eyes and put on a mock expression of exaggerated confusion. “Ching chong?” he asked with swaggering theatricality.” (Family in Six Tones) My daughter is learning all about the Eastern Hemisphere this year. […]

CTCMath | A Homeschool Math Curriculum

CTCMath | A Homeschool Math Curriculum

I have a homeschooler who loves math and finds it incredibly frustrating. Some days she experiences both love and frustration in the same lesson. She appreciates the challenge of a math problem up to a point. Most of us are this way, I’d guess. We can only keep trying to understand something that is not […]

BookShark | Hands-on Science Curriculum

BookShark | Hands-on Science Curriculum

The older my daughter gets the more I appreciate a little help with homeschooling subjects like science. By help, I mean the collection of materials. There are so many resources to choose from. It can be daunting and finding high-quality books and materials is SO time-consuming. I know what we want: literature-based, secular, hands-on, fun. […]

Typing Practice Your Kids Will Love

Typing Practice Your Kids Will Love

The summer before I went to high school, I learned how to type. My father told me at the end of the summer, he’d give me as many dollars as I could type a minute. The typing program we used was on CD-ROM. No internet back in those days. It was tedious and without a […]

Teaching on Zoom- Ten Tips to Get You Started

Teaching on Zoom- Ten Tips to Get You Started

Have you suddenly found yourself teaching online? Are you thinking about ways to connect online with your students, individually, in groups, or as a class? Zoom is a wonderful resource for teaching and learning online. While it’s not the same as an in-person class, Zoom has many of the same features as a tech-filled classroom. […]