Games are wonderful additions to any homeschool. In fact, we typically play at least one game a day - sometimes even gameschooling for an entire day! Not only do games bring joy and lightheartedness to the school day, they can help teach new concepts and practice old ones. One of the most important reasons I include games in our homeschool frequently is because they are amazing for building logic and critical thinking skills! This post includes affiliate links. If you've read any of my blog posts about brain training, you'll know that I place a lot of value on building logical thinking skills in kids. Luckily, games are one of the best ways to do that - and they don't even ... Read More
Patriotic Fun
Looking for a simple way to engage your children in some fun learning this summer? Why not try a few learning centers! What is a learning center? Quite simply, a few goodies based on a certain theme that you put together for your children to explore. Yep, that's it. Easy and intriguing. Here's the latest summer center at our house. The topic for the next couple of weeks is the good ol' USA! I've included a few library books, a Patriotic colors chemistry experiment kit, Wee Sing: America, a few games, a U.S.A. Puzzle, U.S. Presidents flash cards, and some patriotic stickers. Everything on the table (almost) was under $1.00 or free! I've told you many times before how much I love ... Read More
Taming the Toddler
(This post contains affiliate links.) Taming the Toddler The time has come to keep the toddler busy during school. I've always had to keep him occupied, of course, but now I'm finding the need for an arsenal of ideas so that school can flow smoothly. Well, as smoothly as school can flow with a toddler in the house. Here are some of the things I've prepared for taming the toddler in my house. Books A bookshelf full of books just for him. Board books, hardcovers and softcovers. Almost all of it living literature because there's no sense in even reading twaddle to a toddler! Music A CD player with preschool-friendly CD's in the schoolroom. Toddler Tunes Preschool Songs 100 ... Read More