http://homeschoolfamilytips.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:24:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have realized that teaching my older kids becomes difficult when my very animated 3 year old wants their attention. I recently made her part of our discussions and although her imput on the matter we are discussing does not make much sense, it lightens up the mood. ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=161 If you have any of the popular downloadable handwriting e-books and aren't happy with the size of the line spacing... just reduce or enlarge your printer setting a teeny bit! My daughter needed a little larger space to practice with, so I enlarged the printing by 5% and ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=155 I saw this quote today and I thought about homeschooling... and how we would love to convince every family we meet that homeschooling is so wonderful. I will admit, I've been a little over zealous at times, hoping to "convince" another family to change... but I've noticed that rarely ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=153 If you have an appliance die or some sort of electronic gadget or thing stop working... give it to your kids! A screwdriver, hammer, pair of goggles (of course!) and a broken breadmaker can be an afternoon of excitement for your little people. Take time to ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=148 One of the best things we ever did for learning the countries and landmarks of the world, was to take a full sized poster of the world and place it under a clear tablecloth! Every time the kids and I sat down at the table, we would look at the map! ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=139 If your child is not able to write out complicated sentences in a journal or projects, yet has a good grasp of the flow of language, spend a little time as their "secretary" and allow them to dictate their thoughts and ideas as you or an older child writes them ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=137 One of the best things we ever did in homeschooling, was to have each child have a "school box". We got those plastic totes that are more upright and with a handle. Each child has their own. All their workbooks and papers and reading books and favorite pencils and such ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=135 After reading the "The Hundred Penny Box" by Sharon Bell Marthis, we decided to make our own timelines with pennies. It was great fun to find a penny for each of our own years of life and then we took an index card and wrote down four different events that ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=133 To encourage my young daughter to write poetry, I decided to start by example. I wrote her a poem and then asked for one back. My poetry writing is a little rusty, but it was delightful to see her light up to the idea of swapping beautiful prose with her ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=131 I love to plan out a month of lesson plans or our quarterly unit studies but finding a block of time is often difficult. What I've discovered that works great is to "time swap" with another homeschool mom. I can take my time at home where I can assess my ... http://homeschoolfamilytips.com/?p=129