Unlock the Love of Learning
Greetings! Welcome to my very first column on the Internet. I admit I avoided the Internet in the past because it all seemed so overwhelming. I imagine that’s how plenty of homeschoolers feel these days when it comes to sorting through all the curriculum resources available now. Tired, overworked, and with a sense of having …
Originally Published: April 1998 Long before official “school” begins, children’s play can provide opportunities for development in motor skills, language skills, and reasoning. Here are just a few ideas that will contribute to a strong foundation for later learning: Motor Skills Give your children plenty of opportunity to build muscular strength and coordination. Teach them …
Originally Published: February 2000 An environment that encourages creativity is one that includes opportunities for children to explore and discover, and offers a broad base of experiences followed by opportunities for imitation. That, I think, is common knowledge. Another very important ingredient, however, may frequently be overlooked—the specific training in skills that will allow students …
Originally Published: February 2003 Writing and thinking are intricately connected. Therefore, any activities that help children think analytically will ultimately contribute to the content of their compositions. Children can practice grouping things according to similarities and differences, classify a group of objects according to something they have in common, recognize the link in an analogy, …
Originally Published: January 2004 Frequently, homeschooling moms find themselves looking for relief from a case of the January blues. My guess is that this seasonal ailment is the simple result of living on adrenaline from our grand beginnings in September through all the extra tasks in November and December. If our children have been especially …