As a teacher, turned homeschooler, I love providing ideas and resources to other families that might use my homeschool curriculum or just find inspiration from the ideas we use.
Week two was full of teaching shapes and exploring the wonderful world that is made up of so many different shapes and in all different sizes! Teaching shapes seems to be a bit easier than teaching colors because it’s a finite idea. There is no gray area like colors can have different shades and it’s…
Though it’s an abstract concept, teaching colors is one things we all teach our children at an early age. One of the reasons why I chose for it to be first in this year’s learning themes is because it spans all things, meaning we can continue to talk about colors in each of the other…
With the official beginning of summer, it is a great time to do water activities with your children. One great aspect of water is that it’s safe and easy to use with a child of any age! My little one is just now starting to like the idea of water. We have tried to do…
While many of us have seen different busy board options, have you thought about all of the great everyday learning tools just laying around your house that can be used on or off a busy board. Recently I scoured our house for random items such as buckles, clips, zippers, and more that are common in…
Because language development is one of the primary and most rapidly learned skills other than motor movement in the first year of life, the is no reason to delay in teaching kids the sounds, sights, and feel of letters. The great aspect of language is that it is always morphing and changing; therefore, kids will…
Baby learning is easy. Every single day is new and all that happens each day is new as well. Show a baby a zipper and they learn. Put their hand under running water and they learn. However, it is important to establish that kind of environment. One where the average day is one where learning…
Don’t know where to start or what the main reason for homeschooling your children should be? Here are important factors to consider.