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Tools to Teach Kindergarten

Homeschooling your Kindergartener will come with challenges, frustration, joy, and so much fun. Kindergarteners are naturally curious so this can make learning both difficult and easy. Difficult because the child often gets distracted and wants to veer off to the left of your straight path. Easy in the sense that you get a student ready, willing, and able to learn anything and everything she sees. It’s up to you to find the proper tools to guide your little student down the right path. I hear “What curriculum should I use for my Kindergartener?” all the time. It is reasonable that … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Kindergarten

This homeschooling year will be significant as I have one child entering her first year of junior high and another starting Kindergarten. This will be my third time teaching Kindergarten. I am so grateful that I have one more time to teach it after this. Teaching Kindergarten is one of my favorite things. I just love the finger paint, art projects, reading lessons, math lessons, hands on activities, and curiosity about the world these little students possess. Kindergarten is the time to build future students who are curious, creative and critical thinkers. But don’t let that pressure you one bit … Continue reading →

Tools for Teaching Charlotte Mason

In my recent series on Charlotte Mason, I discussed terminology that is used within Charlotte Mason circles. Now that you know all of the terminology you might want to know how to go about teaching a child using the Charlotte Mason Method. While there is no such thing as a prepared Charlotte Mason based curriculum, there are several websites and books that can serve as a guide. Simplycharlottemason.com: The Simply Charlotte Mason website serves as a guide to teaching using this approach. It helps you locate books, organize your homeschool, and stay in touch with other Charlotte Mason Homeschoolers. Amblesideonline.org: … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

Rad Grad Layouts

From preschool to college, graduation ceremonies are in full swing across the country this month. Commencement is a huge milestone in the lives of loved ones, be it from kindergarten, eighth grade, high school or law school. These special moments deserve scrapbook space, even if it means creating a single layout. However, in most cases, the monumental event typically warrants at least a few pages, if not an entire memory album unto itself. These days it is easy to find ways to craft multiple rad grad layouts. Scrapbook supply shops are filled with graduation-themed embellishments, from diploma-shaped die cuts to … Continue reading →

Preschool

As a single parent, there are just some things you can’t afford. This year that was preschool. With Logan in daycare 20 hours a week, I just couldn’t justify spending the money to have him in preschool too. As much as I wanted him to be there, I simply couldn’t afford it. Things like this happen often as a single parent. Money is tight and you can only stretch your dollar so far. When I realized that preschool wasn’t going to be an option for us I started to panic. Was he really going to be ready for kindergarten if … Continue reading →

I Can Do It Myself

This year my son turned three. It seems like every other three year old we know is already in preschool. As a single mom with very little money coming in, I just couldn’t afford it this year. I felt guilty that he wasn’t getting the same opportunities the other kids were simply because I was a single mom who was barely making ends meet as it was. Would my child be forever behind the other kids when he reached kindergarten? Would he ever catch up? I set out to find a solution. As much as I wished I could afford … Continue reading →

Favorite Preschool Curriculum

Preschool is a delightful time in a child’s life. Little hands writing their name for the first time or creating a unique art project. Preschoolers are very curious and want to learn about everything around them. Their excitement is contagious and as moms or homeschoolers we want to be sure we are giving them the best educational start possible. I try to tell moms homeschooling preschool for the first time to let the child lead. Allow for fun, creativity, nature walks, painting, exploring and making big messes. Lessons are best learned messy and hands on. However many have expressed they … Continue reading →

The Mailbox

Have you ever visited The Mailbox? If you haven’t, may I suggest that you head on over there? The Mailbox isn’t just a website, although it certainly is that, full of fun craft ideas for teachers and homeschool parents. But at this site, you can register for their free e-newsletter, and when you get a free account, you can download grade-specific information and save it in online files for future reference. It’s really an amazing resource. But that’s still just part of it … This site sells some amazing school books. I was first introduced to the site as I … Continue reading →

Review: Can You Find Me? Building Thinking Skills for Kindergaretners-1st Grade

At a Glance… Grade level reviewed: Kindergarten through 1st grade Use as: thinking skills activities, test prep Instruction time: low Prep time: low Cost: $17.99 Rating: 5 out of 5 golden apples Can You Find Me? Building Thinking Skills is a yet another wonderful workbook from The Critical Thinking Company. Critical Thinking Press is well known for high quality educational items which inspire what else but critical thinking! No one has to be convinced that thinking skills are valuable lessons to teach children. With Can You Find Me?, you begin teaching these skills to a child in Kindergarten. This workbook … Continue reading →