Multi-Sensory Materials for Individual Learning Styles
Writing is one of the most challenging skills children must learn throughout their school years. As students move toward adulthood, they will be expected to convey their thoughts through writing more and more. Once, a student reaches college and the work place and becomes an adult member of their community, writing is the main way … Continue reading How to Help Your Struggling Writer
The reason behind why the seasons change can be hard for many children to grasp. It is hard to imagine how big the earth is from our little place upon it, let alone to imagine it taking 365 days to revolve around a sun 93 million miles away. And then to visualize how all of … Continue reading How to Study the Seasons in Your Homeschool
When my boys were younger, we read a lot of Magic Tree House books to learn about history, animals, geography, and weather and other natural disasters and in our homeschool. Now, that they are older, I find us turning to the I Survived... series of books for this purpose. This historical fiction series, currently at … Continue reading I Survived Books for Your Homeschool
James and the Giant Peach is a wonderful book to study in your homeschool. It is has a fun cast of characters, is full of wonderful descriptive language and describes a great fantastical journey across the Atlantic Ocean. James's life is dramatically improved as the book unfolds, which just makes everyone feel good! This book … Continue reading James and the Giant Peach: 13 Fun Activities
My youngest son is moving on to third grade this year in our homeschool. Each year, I make a grid with all of the subjects we plan on covering for the school year and then fill in what curriculum I think I want to use. I explain more about this in A Simple Way to … Continue reading Our 3rd Grade Homeschool Plan