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January 20, 2010

Learn about Atoms with a Photographic Periodic Table of Elements

Yesterday Jeff informed me that Joely, our 7 year old, had been asking him about what atoms were. He said he'd tried to explain it in terms she could understand, but that he didn't think she had really 'gotten it.'
And so I was assigned the task.
Well, I love science, so I eagerly took up the [...]

January 14, 2010

What Kinds of Life Skills Should Kids Learn?

This morning my husband told me about a series of blog posts he's been reading about "lost knowledge," and it really made me start to think.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if some world-wide event suddenly rendered all technology useless? How would we fare as a nation? I'm not talking about the immediate aftermath [...]

January 6, 2010

Vocabulary Curriculum for Homeschoolers: Wordly Wise 3000

Have you been looking for a vocabulary program that's more than just lists of definitions? One that teaches not only the definition of a word, but also its connotation? How about a curriculum that teaches your children the words well enough that your kids actually incorporate the vocabulary words into their everyday speech?

We've been using [...]

December 9, 2009

How to Raise Musical Children

I'm a piano teacher and my husband is a music minister, so people tell us all the time that our children have no hope — they are going to turn out to be musical kids.
And it's turned out to be true. All three of our kids seem to have developed an ability for music; they [...]

December 2, 2009

How to teach your kids to type

Knowing how to type is a must-have skill these days. I'm not talking about being able to type 125 words per minute. But I am talking about being able to know your way around a keyboard without hunting and pecking.
If you're like most people my age, you learned how to type in keyboarding class in [...]

November 18, 2009

How to Raise a Reader

I love to read. My husband loves to read. My two daughters love to read.
But my son has been staunchly opposed to reading since he first learned how in Kindergarten. He'll read if he is required to for school, but he has never really sat down to read a real book just for the pure [...]

November 12, 2009

Memorization Technique Anyone Can Use

The ability to memorize is an essential skill that all children should master. Some children have a natural ability to memorize things easily, but everyone can still benefit from a strategy for memorization.
We have a quick and easy method that my kids like to use when they have to memorize something, whether it be a [...]

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