by Alissa | Feb 23, 2021 | activities for kids, Alissa McClure blog, education, educational activities for kids, homeschool
I think when I finally committed to the decision that I would be homeschooling our kids this year, my very next thought was a celebratory one: I get to teach Black History! And I have made it my goal this whole school year to teach a history with multiple perspectives...
by Alissa | Nov 24, 2020 | activities for kids, Alissa McClure blog, education, educational activities for kids, homeschool, motherhood, reading activities for kids, Writing
This year has changed the way our kids are educated. A lot. Many kids are at home. Many kids are at school, but in different circumstances than any of us are used to. And many parents and caregivers have taken on a more active role in the education of kids. As a...
by Alissa | Aug 11, 2020 | activities for kids, Alissa McClure blog, education, educational activities for kids, homeschool
Right now the printer is spitting out pages from homeschoolcreations.net that I am maybe a little too excited to be printing. The TEKS say my 6th grade sons should be learning world cultures this year and I have this grand idea in my mind that we will study different...
by Alissa | Apr 30, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, education, reading with kids, recommendations
It’s Children’s Book Week–the 100th Children’s Book Week! I kicked-off the week with a post on the Houston Moms Blog and today I want to carry on the celebration here. Colby Sharp, creator of the fantastic book The Creativity Project, shares...
by Alissa | Sep 19, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, education, reading with kids
I recently sat down with my fourth-grader to go over some of his graded work. He had gotten a pretty abysmal score on a reading comprehension test and as I pulled it out to sign it (school policy) and go over with him (my policy), he cried. Once he pulled himself...
