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Life Skills: Cleaning
Why Should you Teach “Cleaning”? Cleaning is a skill or “chore” that everyone uses on a daily basis. Whether you live alone, have a family, or still live with your parents, there is some sort of cleaning up that you will need to do. I have learned, through my own experiences, that keeping a house… Read more
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Creative Lesson: Fry Words Leaf Rubbing Activity
What are Fry Words Fry words are a specific set of sight words, or high frequency words used for teaching the written English language to children. They are a list of the most common words found in printed works. Developed by Dr. Edward Fry in the 1950s, and updated in the 1980s, the list of… Read more
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5 Ways to Keep Your Homeschooler Socially Active
One of the biggest concerns new homeschooling parents have is how their child will make friends. Socializing for kids happens mainly at school. In fact, most people have at least one life-long friend that they met at school. So a big question is “how will my child acquire socialization skills if we school from home?”.… Read more
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Homeschooling Children with Special Educational Needs
Homeschooling Children with Special Needs Many parents of special needs children make the decision to homeschool. No matter the circumstances the decision can feel overwhelming at best. Here are some tips to help you on your journey. Hopefully this blog offered you some helpful tips to help you and your family on your homeschooling journey.… Read more
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Life Skills: Time Management
Teaching Life Skills For me, the term “life skills” includes aspects of home life, social life, financial literacy, mental well-being, analytical skills, and what I will call “life after high school” skills. Life skills tend to be a somewhat overlooked teaching category. But those skills not only help them with life after school but also… Read more
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Creative Lesson: Fraction Party
Teaching Fractions Fractions, or parts of a whole, are generally introduced in the first or second grades as part of their math standards. They are usually introduced as simple fractions such as ½ and ¼; generally represented by models. During the third through fifth grade years children delve deeper into fractions, gaining a greater understanding… Read more