A few months ago I came across a book that I really thought was pretty neat. To be honest, when I first bought it I had no ideas about using it for schooling purposes. I bought it for me. I bought it because it seemed practical for our family. I bought it because the title [...]
History is so full of stories and events that it is sometimes difficult for children to get a good grasp of it. One way to aid in this is to read the history of the world to them, in chronological order, and have them illustrate the events in their own cartoon history book. The illustrations [...]
We enjoy hands-on learning. I have always taught my children this way, probably because that is how I learn. Ever since my oldest was in Kindergarten we have done science, art and history projects to learn about new things.
Over the years I have found ways that make it easy on me to keep up with [...]
One of my goals for my children is self-sufficiency in their schoolwork. Now, many things we do together. I am also always available if a child is stuck or needs help. Having said that, though, one of my primary goals for my children is to teach them how to find the information they need. As an [...]
by amida on January 7, 2010
in arts and crafts, elementary school, family, games, how to, math, middle school, preschool, projects, reviews, science, social studies, study aids, unschooling
It’s no secret that children learn while at play, possibly better so than at other times. We take advantage of this by incorporating the Learning Game into our lessons.
The object of the game is to collect as many tokens as possible. On his turn, each player rolls the dice, adds the digits, and moves according [...]
We live in rural Georgia. We are close to Atlanta but rarely go into the city unless we are going to a doctor or the Children’s hospital there. I don’t like to battle the traffic. I don’t have the time to go just to explore. I’m not familiar enough [...]
