I bet your homeschool family draws a lot – at least doodles, and little sketches to explain the answers to kids’ questions, and notes to each other. Plenty of families have also found helpful art or drawing curricula, but my family prefers – you guessed it! – board games. The classic drawing game is Pictionary. [...]
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Today’s guest post is by Melissa from HopeSprouts. My oldest daughter, Bels, and I started homeschooling kindergarten last year while my youngest progressed into an investigative toddler. While we were pretty relaxed in our lessons, there were still times when I needed some quiet one on one time with Bels. This was mostly while she [...]
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We all have our ups and downs while homeschooling our kids. It’s normal to get frustrated, tired or even overwhelmed. Homeschooling isn’t easy. When you have a child with a learning disability it can make your task even more difficult. Most of us are not trained to teach special education. We may have various degrees, [...]
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I’ve never been one for teaching geography as a separate subject. I just can’t seem to fit it in consistantly. Also, we learn geography through history, because our history program takes us all over the globe each year. As this happens, our children learn a great deal of world geography. If anything, I need to [...]
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Our family has really enjoyed adding more art study to our homeschool this year. We’re using the text God and the History of Art to guide us, but we also enjoy doing our own art projects, apart from the text. I keep all of our supplies easily visible and accessible in a clear, locking tote…but, [...]
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Have you heard of the card game Fluxx? This is a great game to teach flexible thinking – our family has loved it for years. It’s as simple as a box of cards, and the basic rule of “draw a card, play a card.” From there, the individual cards can change the flow of play [...]
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Just a Tiny Owl: Whimsical and Inspirational Art
