Homeschooling and lifelong education . . . one day at a time
Ah! Fall! The weather is not scheduled up in the 80s and 90s, and we can anticipate the crunch of falling leaves. Fall always reminds me of apple picking. I’m not sure we’re going this year, but it has been a frequent tradition for our family. To keep my little kids busy when I’m busy with
Part of learning to construct sentences is recognizing the parts of speech. When students have an understanding of the parts of speech and grammar, they can better express themselves in both writing and speech. Students can understand how sentences are composed and why they are as they are. Students can recognize mistakes, especially as they
I’ve always had a special space in my heart for Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg because of the memories associated with it. Somehow, my teacher knew how to reach me on my first truly horrible big kid bad day. She helped me calm down with a picture book, a new book that had just
Preschool is a time of delight in homeschooling. While there are definitely benefits to sending a child to preschool, teaching a preschooler at home can be a lot of fun for both the parent and child. At this age, learning doesn’t have to be complicated or require hours of planned lessons. Preschoolers are naturally curious
Math is an essential skill that will be used for your child’s entire life. There is no escaping it. Without math, your child would struggle with necessities and basic skills, such as bake cookies, balance a budget, and divide medicine dosages correctly. Here are a few things parents can do at home to help your
Despite my best intentions, when I teach my year-long overview of American history, it is simply not possible to cover all the thousands of cultural groups that lived in America before the arrival of European explorers. It would take a year of study on its own! As a result, when I introduce my young kindergartner
Before we jump in to our lessons about American history, I wanted to make sure my daughter had a general understanding of the geography of the USA. The United States of America would be nothing without the land. Before we study the people who live here, we need to understand where “here” is! Our introduction to U.S.
When I read Recipes for Play (reviewed on Rebecca Reads), I started feeling the urge to try something messy and drastically different. I saved some newsprint and bought paints. To learn about the geography of the United States, we made a three-dimensional paper mache model of the United States. I learned to let mess in, and
One of my best finds is a free PBS program for kindergarteners to second graders that teaches them Spanish. I am always wary of those kinds of things. Can you really learn a language by watching a show? I must admit, the George Public Broadcasting system did this right with Salsa Spanish.Salsa @GPB What is
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