I love to pass on this list of good books for boys as it has changed our reluctant reader to an avid reader. I have to pinch myself almost everyday when I see my son with his nose buried in a book. I never thought I'd see the day when he would willingly pick up […]
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Learn about Atoms with a Photographic Periodic Table of Elements
In helping our daughter learn about atoms I found a wonderful site with a Photographci Periodic table that really stimulated her interest. 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 […]
How to teach Multiplication and Division the Easy Way
Partial Products Multiplication I picked up on my own some better ways multiplication and division. Hope this helps you in your teaching. Do your kids struggle with multiplication? Do you pull your hair out when you have to teach it? Maybe this method can help. When I was in junior high, I discovered a different […]
What Kinds of Life Skills Should Kids Learn?
What kind of life skills do you have and what kind of life skills should our kids be learning? 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 […]
Vocabulary Curriculum for Homeschoolers: Wordly Wise 3000
Have you been looking for a vocabulary curriculum 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 […]
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