“When do they make the 1st graders cry?” This is the question my daughter asked the first day of first grade. I didn’t know what she meant. I asked for clarification. She replied, “You know, Mama, it’s like a whole week when the 1st graders cry every day, I saw them do it last year.” [...]

Hi, I’m Linda, and I’m an accidental homeschooler. I’m the mother of a 9 year old daughter, who is not quite half way through fifth grade.  Homeschooling was never part of the plan.  Sometimes plans change.      Kindergarten, day one:  My impulsive, bright, hyperactive, and opinionated daughter decided public school was for babies.  She came home [...]

My son was a 6-year-old (almost 7) when I began teaching him to read, and it seemed as though he just wasn’t getting it. He had learned some phonics in kindergarten and recognized some sight words, but putting together everything he had learned just wasn’t happening. I tried everything from McGuffey readers to other phonics books and [...]

I’ve been asked by a few people about the purpose and status of this blog so I thought I’d write up a quick summary of it’s history.  We will probably relaunch this blog soon as some new variant. If you have any suggestions or would like to participate, you can contact us at Time4Learning.  This [...]

I am here with Cade, a local first grader.  He has agreed to answer a few questions about Time4Learning. Lisa:  Hi, Cade.  Did you have a happy birthday yesterday? Cade:  Of course! L: Great! I have some questions to ask you about T4L.  First question…. What do you like most about T4L? C: That writing [...]