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Keeping Unit Studies Simple | I often talk with homeschooling families struggling with their transition from a packaged textbook program … | 2006-07-01 00:00:29 |
Home Schooling Basics Part II: The Pace | Planning lessons begins with targeting specific objectives (the concept or skill we want learned). Then … | 2005-07-01 00:00:28 |
Homeschooling Basics Part I: Balance | How do we decide what to teach and at what pace? Having opted out of … | 2005-05-01 00:00:46 |
Strategies for Teaching Kids with Special Needs | Although every child is unique and specific needs vary, there are a number of recommendations … | 2004-11-01 00:00:02 |
From Avoidance to Confidence | Is there something your student finds too hard? If so, he probably tries to avoid … | 2004-07-01 00:00:07 |
Why Your Child May Have Trouble Staying Focused | Ahh, spring is in the air…and thoughts wander. Maybe that’s all that’s behind your child’s … | 2004-04-01 00:00:41 |
How Do Homeschooled Kids Become Responsible? | Not long ago, a parent told me that during his Internet search into homeschooling he … | 2004-03-01 00:00:26 |
More Tips for Teaching Handwriting | Handwriting questions continue to fill my mailbox, so here are a few tips that I … | 2003-08-01 00:00:53 |
The Quest for the Perfect Curriculum | The hunt for that perfect curriculum is once again in progress. Surely there is one … | 2003-05-01 00:00:08 |
Making an Alphabet Book | Making an alphabet book is a simple activity that helps develop reading readiness in young … | 2002-11-01 00:00:44 |
Tips for Tutoring Middle School Math | As a math tutor, I frequently work with kids having difficulty staying focused. Even when … | 2002-08-01 00:00:58 |
Developing Classification Skills in Young Children | Busy schedules make it easy to overlook suggested reading or math readiness activities simply because … | 2000-10-01 00:00:25 |
I Think, Therefore I…Fill in the Blanks? | Students generally try to complete an assignment with as little effort as possible. Therefore, even … | 2000-06-01 00:00:46 |
Toys That Teach | Young children can learn a great deal as they play. Following are just a few … | 1999-12-01 00:00:44 |
Introducing Word Problems | Why do kids that have no difficulty with computation suddenly become totally confused when given … | 1999-08-01 00:00:26 |
Getting Ready to Handwrite | Enjoyable activities that develop hand-eye coordination pay off later when young children learn to write. … | 1999-07-01 00:00:03 |
Exploring the Sense of Touch | Let your children explore and make discoveries about their senses. Not only will they develop … | 1999-06-01 00:00:23 |
One Stop Shopping, or Eclectic Education? | The homeschool shopping season has begun. Here are a few tips to keep in mind … | 1999-05-01 00:00:56 |
How to Teach Handwriting | There are three components to handwriting, whether a child is learning to print or write … | 1998-11-01 00:00:15 |
Help! My Child Can’t Spell | Spelling is a regular part of the language arts curriculum through eighth grade. So why … | 1998-07-01 00:00:44 |
Fringe Benefits of the IEP: Individualized Educational Program | Special education teachers have had to specify objectives by writing IEPs for students for years. … | 1998-06-01 00:00:05 |
Simple Techniques To Encourage Thinking Skills in the Young | Here are a few simple ways to encourage the development of problem solving skills in … | 1998-01-01 00:00:58 |
Instilling a Love of Learning | When I was fresh out of college and bursting with ideas for helping children discover, … | 1995-01-01 00:00:31 |
About Design-A-Study | Design-A-Study was founded in 1988 by Kathryn Stout. After eight years of teaching in public … | 1988-01-01 00:00:56 |