Do you have a struggling reader? As a homeschooling mom, I’ve always felt that my biggest hurdle is to get our children to become accomplished readers. Not only do I need to teach them how to read, I also want them to develop confidence about their skillset. Because once a child has efficiently learned the …
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When I was a kid, my aunt was a “room mom” at school. A “room mom”, if you aren’t familiar with the term, is a volunteer who helps the teachers, plans celebrations, and communicates with parents in the classroom. She’s always been extremely talented at coming up with creative ideas, seemingly no matter what the subject …
Melissa and Doug provided me with some of the products mentioned in this post in order to facilitate it. The hot new toy in our house lately is the Melissa and Doug Fresh Mart Grocery Store. From the three-year-old up to the almost nine-year-old, they are all enjoying playing with it. And really, what’s not …
A huge thanks to the American Girl company for providing me with products to incorporate into our American Girl Addy study unit! As many of you know, we homeschool our two oldest children. Maggie is in 2nd grade and now that her reading and mathematics skills have a solid base, we’re slowly starting to incorporate …
We’re approaching the end of 1st grade for Maggie! As our oldest, she gets to be the guinea pig as we try out different curriculum and find out what works best for our children and family when it comes to homeschooling. I’ve had a number of readers and friends reach out to me with questions …
Working in a preschool/early childcare setting requires a teacher to have certain standards, lesson plans, etc. These standards are usually provided by the state, but are, because of the children’s ages, usually still flexible. We do not have as many requirements as say, elementary or secondary school teachers, but we do still have to document, …