Dear Homeschooler, We continue on our journey to writing. In Teaching Pre-Writing Skills Part 1: Coloring, we looked at the process of coloring and learned work on the transition of using gross motor movements (movements from arm and elbow) to using fine motor movements (movements from wrist and fingers). We will…
Dear Homeschooler, Learning to color and write with control is hard. One reason for this is the transition from gross motor to fine motor movements. Most kids start off coloring from their shoulder or elbow, moving the whole arm to make strokes. In order to get detail in coloring and writing,…
Dear Homeschooler, Do your kids wiggle? Maybe your older kids get fidgety. Sometimes, this need to move can decrease our students focus and limit their attention span. I’ve heard some say, “My child doesn’t sit well, so I need a curriculum where he doesn’t have to sit.” Well, it’s true that…
Dear Homeschooler, Easter is just around the corner. Check out these Easter linkups full of great educational posts and products: If you are a homeschool or educational blogger, please link up your posts. Check out the other subject-specific linkups available on Bookshelf. Till Next Time, Jennifer
Dear Homeschooler, Bookshelf has some great science posts by great homeschool and educational bloggers and links to great free or cheap products linked up by subject/topic. Check them out! General Science Topics An InLinkz Link-up If you are a homeschool or educational blogger and have science-related…
Dear Homeschooler, St. Patrick’s Day is approaching! Want to add a little fun to the day without much prep time? Print off these free St. Patrick’s Day notebooking pages. There are so many things you can do with notebooking pages: Research the history of St. Patrick’s Day and record your…
Dear Homeschooler We love doing science experiments! They are engaging, hands-on visual demonstrations of our learning. I make my second-grader fill out lab reports to help him think through each step. Most science curricula include these reports, but they are — obviously — aimed at those students who can read…
Dear Homeschooler, I love taking advantage of holidays to spice up our learning, but sometimes I don’t have the time to plan holiday-specific learning or our day is already so pack that we just don’t have the time to do anything. I have found that notebooking pages are a great…
