Looking for a way to make learning to count more fun? Here's an activity to inspire your child to recognize numbers by having him make homemade flashcards. All you need are some rubber stamps and index cards to get started! Kids love using rubber stamps, and because craft stores carry many fun shapes, your child will be able to personalize his very own flashcards. While your child works on building foundational math skills, he will also learn a great study strategy that'll help him in years … [Read more...]
Homeschool Kindergarten: Science is Fun!
This semester in Homeschool Kindergarten we are having Science twice a week. My Princess LOVES it. We've completed six lessons so far. She's learned about God's Plan for our lives and the Five Senses. She loves investigating and figuring things out. In fact, one of her favorite DVDs to watch at home is The Magic School Bus. I mentioned before that reading and writing were not her favorite classes, science and math is. In fact, I honestly believe that students who excel in S.T.E.M. subjects - … [Read more...]
Customized Math Tutoring with Tabtor Giveaway
Thank you Tabtor for sponsoring today's post. About Tabtor Tabtor is a revolutionary tutoring service that provides more customization, instant feedback, and more personalization. This makes tutoring fun for the student and efficient, all at a cost and engagement-level parents love! Personalization - Tabtor offers an extremely-personalized learning experience that is often not available in standard K-6 education. The Tabtor solution allows for customized worksheets for each individual … [Read more...]
Works For Me Wednesday: Count With Me
My Princess loves to say, "3, 2, 5, 9, 8" in that order.ALL.THE.TIME.So imagine my surprise when we decided to really work on counting this week and she could count in order to 9? (Not 10 for some reason.) I began with 1 and instead of repeating the number she said 2, when I said 3, she said four, and so on until 9! She does know her numbers, she just loves creating her own order. Figures.Oh, and get this, she knows how to lock and unlock the door to our "house". Visit our travel blog for that … [Read more...]
