My oldest went to school for six years before we began homeschooling and for six years, I labored as her room mother. The first couple of years, it was an exhilarating honor to be chosen. I threw myself into the job and was a steady presence at the school. By third grade, I’d earned a [...]
Word banks are a fun way to teach or reinforce grammar without requiring your younger child to write. They consist of index cards, each listing a single word that you will eventually construct into sentences. Here’s a topic suggestion The Homeschool Classroom received recently: “teaching ‘writing’ (grammar, creating sentences, paragraphs, stories) to a boy WITHOUT [...]
In Cathy Duffy’s Book, 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, she outlines a few key learning styles. One of those styles she calls, “Sociable Sue.” If your child loves interaction, is warm and responsive, interested in people, motivated by relationships, and care what others think of them, they may be a “Sociable Sue.” (Or Sam!) [...]
It’s that time of the month…our quarterly progress reports are due. While finishing up progress reports from last quarter, I am planning our next quarter, while also looking forward to next year. I wish I had the kind of brain that could focus a little better. While filling out our science progress report, I am [...]