Unlock the Love of Learning
Originally Published: July 2000 Burn out is a common complaint among homeschooling parents, even among those just starting out. Here are a few tips to help prevent—or at least bounce back from—feeling tired and overwhelmed. First, pause 30-60 minutes every day: schedule personal time for reading the Bible and praying. (This is in addition to …
Originally Published: April 2002 Discouraged by trying and getting nowhere in her public school classes, the seventh grader urged her mom to take her out of school and teach her at home. Determined to make it a success, Mom set up a schedule to match the one at school and began tutoring her daughter. Instead …
Planning lessons begins with targeting specific objectives (the concept or skill we want learned). Then we must estimate the amount of time needed for the student to achieve each goal. Just the thought of all this planning makes ready-made lesson plans appealing. The reality, however, is that even with a curriculum that has lessons neatly …
Although every child is unique and specific needs vary, there are a number of recommendations I find myself making to almost all of the homeschooling families I work with who homeschool children with special needs. Hopefully, they will prove helpful to you as well. The Environment: Children struggling with learning often compare themselves with others …
Here’s one approach to developing a working outline that is easily adapted to multi-level teaching. Divide a planning page into three columns with the headings Subject, Names, and Resources. 1. Column 1: List all the subjects you will cover during the year: Reading Readiness Math Readiness Art Reading – Phonics Math Music Reading – Literature …