Creative Memorization Ideas My all-time favorite creative memorization tool so far has been Times Tales! My oldest daughter had struggled with the upper multiplication facts for months. In ONE day of this program, she knew the facts! I’m not kidding! It uses little stories to tell about each fact. After doing the program with her, I still…
I’m straying from the typical sort of unit study we do around here. This Kentucky unit will be mostly worksheet-based, with final projects being research-based. Why? Well first, I want the unit to be fairly quick. Second, Mahayla has covered this topic before at co-op, so it just made more sense to provide them each…
Co-op gals – Here’s the basic outline from the unit study presentation. I posted this same blog last year, but have added some new websites, a section about grades, and a couple of other things. Have fun learning! What is a unit study? A unit study is really any subject that you spend time learning about. Many times a unit study…
A friend of mine sent me an email the other day with a few questions. I thought they were very important questions that deserved very real answers. Here’s a portion of the email….. ……I just want to know where you find all of your time! Seriously, how do you have time to read other people’s…
The end of our school year is quickly approaching. It’s been a long, drawn out year for us – starting July 1st, taking a huge baby break and then starting up again. I think we’re down to 12 “official” days. We’ll continue some light, fun learning through the summer, but more on that in another…
(This post contains affiliate links.) Preschoolers Have you ever heard of Preschool Activities in a Bag? Basically, they are learning activities stored in large ziplock bags which can be given to preschoolers to keep them busily learning while Mom works with other children. I love the idea, but don’t have a preschooler right now. Early…
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