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I have to admit, the weekly planning process is really what keeps my productivity levels high, but my monthly planning routine is how I truly make progress with my goals throughout the year. This is a time I sit down and really reflect on how my previous month went and how I can make the next month even better. However, monthly planning is incredibly unique to each individual! So, today I am going to take you through my detailed monthly planning process. Not for you to copy step-by-step, but for you to take inspiration in creating your very own. Once...

Traditional math curriculum is so repetitive. I understand that kids need repeated exposure in order to fully grasp a concept. However, I worry that traditional math curriculum takes SO MUCH time that elementary-aged kids are missing out on more important activities, like playing. Sometimes kids don’t need to do 20 of the same problem to understand a concept. Other times doing the same type of problem 20 times in a row doesn’t lead to deep understanding. For this reason, I created my own elementary-aged minimalist math curriculum for my children. The curriculum I created covers the same breadth and difficulty...

Through my TEFL certification, I stumbled upon online teaching and the digital nomad lifestyle. I don’t want to sound too dramatic here, but getting TEFL certified changed my life. I know, it sounds cheesy, but hear me out! I travelled the world while saving money and started blogging about my online teaching experiences. And no matter what’s going on in the world, my online English teaching job means I’ll have a remote income source. Getting TEFL certified was the catalyst. For me, it was the first step in a long and fun journey to location independence and a new career...

Hands-On Geography Activities appeal to all ages from tots to teens!! We often start off with geography activities, whether that’s at the beginning of the year or when we are starting new history units. Geography activities can be fun & hands-on and provide the framework for understanding history. I thought I would share age-by-age what kinds of geography activities we have done along the way.  Way back when my kids were younger, I assumed that pin-maps and dough maps were just for the little ones. But even this year, with a middle schooler and two high schoolers we’ll be starting...

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