Start Small As we learned in Part 1 of this series, narration is a SKILL that takes time to develop, sometimes years. No matter the age of the student, if you are just beginning narration, you must start small. Fun activities are a great way to develop their attention skills. Here are a few suggestions. … Continue reading Narration: Pt 2 How to Begin
Narration: Pt 1 What is it?
The Super Skill of Narration What is Narration? Narration is the telling back of information given, in one’s own words. This art form may come easy to some. To others, it takes time to develop. To both, it is a skill that should be honed and crafted. As we will see through this series, narration … Continue reading Narration: Pt 1 What is it?
Lite School: Ease into Your Year
Starting off the school year at full speed seems natural since there is so much to learn, and we want to get our routines in place as soon as possible. But if you’ve taken a significant break, coming in like a wrecking-ball can cause trouble within just a few days’ time. This suggested method is … Continue reading Lite School: Ease into Your Year
Teaching Driver’s Education
Visit the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety website for the most current information. Are you teaching your student how to drive? Helping someone get their driver’s license can be intimidating because of all the official steps and rules involved in the process. But you have helped your student learn all sorts of things, and you … Continue reading Teaching Driver’s Education
The Homeschool Meltdown
“What just happened? School was going really well and suddenly my child is in a puddle on the floor.” If you’ve been homeschooling for a while, you’ve probably experienced this drastic turnaround. Your child is frustrated, and you are frustrated. What can you do now? Find the Source of the Frustration Before reacting to an … Continue reading The Homeschool Meltdown
Busy Boxes
I have about three or four busy boxes that keep active toddlers and preschoolers occupied. I fit several different activities into each box, sorting them by age as I see fit. The trick is to keep them special. Put them away where they can’t be seen, and pull one out when you need a child to be … Continue reading Busy Boxes
My Kid is Behind
Many of us, at one point or another, have thought that our child is behind. Maybe they have not completed the curriculum by the end of the year. Possibly they missed an idea somewhere along the road and now there seems to be a gap in learning. Or they are just plain behind. All of … Continue reading My Kid is Behind
How to Plan a Nature Study Trip
Nature study has been one of the most enjoyable things we’ve done as a family. It has offered multiple benefits including fostering quality family time, honing observation skills, studying nature in the real world, allowing social time for myself and the kids, giving us opportunities to make connections with science. We believe that getting out … Continue reading How to Plan a Nature Study Trip
Authors are our Teachers
A word fitly spokenIs like apples of gold in pictures of silver. – Prov. 25:11 Great authors are wordsmiths. Through vivid imagery and careful syntax, their words ferry our minds to mythical lands with unexpected characters or turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. This is artistry in ink; a picture painted in intelligible letters placed, … Continue reading Authors are our Teachers
Managing a Home in a State of Flux
How do you get it all done? Dishes, laundry, meals (both prepping and planning), vacuuming the incessant dog hair, keeping surfaces clean and dust-free, making the beds, chauffeuring kids to activities, AND homeschooling? The truth is, it CAN’T all be done. Unfortunately, things that get done are quickly undone by other persons residing with you. … Continue reading Managing a Home in a State of Flux