Multi-Sensory Materials for Individual Learning Styles
My oldest son is beginning 5th grade this year in our homeschool. Each year, I make a grid with all of the subjects we plan on covering for the next school year and then fill in what curriculum I think I want to use. I explain more about this in A Simple Way to Plan … Continue reading Our 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
The US States are a fun subject to study with children and there are lots of different ways to go about it. I thought I would share some of the multi-sensory strategies that we have used. (Note: This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read our full disclosure.) Puzzles of the … Continue reading Fun and Simple Ways to Learn the 50 US States
When I worked in the schools, the way vocabulary was taught was a major pet peeve of mine. The typical method was to use a set of worksheets or workbooks that taught ten words a week that were not related to anything else in the curriculum. Sometimes, they weren't even really related to each other! … Continue reading Five Tips for Teaching Vocabulary in Children’s Literature
I talked in our last post, 5 Simple Ways to Help Your Child Follow Directions, about how to modify the environment and your wording of directions to help your child be more successful in following directions. However, it is also a good idea to strengthen the underlying listening skills so you don't have to modify … Continue reading 4 Strategies to Strengthen Listening Skills
Does your child have difficulty following directions? Now, I don't mean the strong-willed child who understands what you said, but wants to exert his or her own independence. It is his way or the highway! But, the child who is fairly compliant, but just seems to not understand what you say OR starts to follow … Continue reading 5 Simple Ways to Help Your Child Follow Directions