Make every day a Read Aloud Day I’m here to remind us both of something very important. There’s something more beneficial for our kids’ education than that curriculum we’re beginning to understand. …Read More »
How to Make Learning Fun: EASY! She lays awake at night tossing and turning. She tries to rest, but when she closes her eyes she sees the slumped over image of her son burned into her memory. “I failed again.” She is confused. She read all the latest and greatest articles on how to teach her child, but when she tries to follow the advice, her son closes down and she becomes frustrated, discouraged and depressed. “I’m messing up my kid!” …Read More »
Don’t Homeschool Your Kids Dear homeschool mom, Don’t homeschool. I’m not kidding. Yes, kids need to read and write and solve basic math problems, but they don’t need school at home. They need to have plenty of time to run, jump, slide, swing, lay, laugh, build, and rest. Related: building toys Give them time to be bored, time to think, time to day dream. Don’t give them workbooks, worksheets, and hours of assignments. Instead, give them LESS. …Read More »
97+ Ideas for Making Math FUN Inside: A master list of simple, inexpensive, and fun ways to teach all the basic math principles your kids need to thrive. PLUS- Free Math Roadmap Most homeschoolers overcomplicate math with fancy curriculum, worksheets, quizzes, stop-watches and tests. We choose to be different! Related: Grab your FREE Math Roadmap Printable Stripping math back to its basic foundational core, we can set our kids up for success in life by giving them a solid foundation with allows them to add, subtract, multiply, divide, count, measure, weigh, and estimate. Most kids are not mathematicians hiding inside little bodies. They are dancers, chefs, architects, designers, farmers, mechanics, bankers, writers or yet-to-be-decideds. …Read More »
4 Tips to Homeschooling Multiple Grades Simultaneously Inside: 4 Tips to help you homeschool Multiple ages and grades without losing your sanity. When I entered the water bumper boats with my boys I had no idea that I had a big target on my back. My husband decided to sit this ride out and let me take all five of our sons onto those little boats with water guns mounted on the front. What the heck was I thinking? … Read More »
What You Really Need to Homeschool Homeschool Supplies at Your Fingertips When we had our first son, we had all the gadgets. Bassinet, stroller, carrier, car seat, bouncy seat, playpen, baby gate, huge diaper bag, and a baby monitor for our 425 square foot apartment. By the time we had our fifth son, we had narrowed down what we really needed: a crib, a car seat, a diaper in my purse, and a fun toy for him to play with (my car keys). Homeschooling is like that. … Read More »
Raising Independent Learners You stumble into the kitchen to start your coffee and you find your 8th grader already plugging away at school. You rub your eyes and look again. Sure enough, there he sits quietly working on his math for the day. Can you imagine?… Read More »
The Beauty of Leaving Kids Hanging in a Story Inside: The Secret to Hooking Kids into the Habit of Reading- Teaching Kids to Read “I hate that book!” I couldn’t believe my then 3rd grader was turning his nose to a book I loved. Especially since he hadn’t even cracked the cover. “That’s OK,” I said. “But, you may not move from your seat and I will simply read it aloud to myself because I love it…” I began to read and read. Just when I could tell he had fallen in love with the story, and just at the height of excitement I shut the book. … Read More »
Inspire Kids to Read by Hanging Them My son is terrified of needles. And swarms of bees. And sour cream. Strange boy. But I am not exaggerating when I say nothing makes that boy of mine run faster than presenting him with a book that he needs to read. You see this is a problem. … Read More »
150 Educational Toys Gift Ideas Inside: Over 150 recommendations for educational gifts and a free printable gift list!! With this list of over 150 gift ideas, your kids will never be bored. Yes, they may still play with the box, but they’ll love what’s inside as well! Just don’t tell them they’re educational toys! If you’re looking for recommendations for fine motor skills, gross motor development, STEM, games, outdoor activities, and of course, books, you’re in the right place! Free Educational Gift Organizer printable {download here} … Read More »