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Homeschool Writing Curriculum with Real World Application
I’ve struggled for years to get my son to write. I mean, he knows how to write, but he doesn’t like writing, the writing process or even coming up with ideas for writing. It really doesn’t matter if it’s a topic he enjoys or not. The idea of putting his thoughts into written form has always been difficult. This has been the struggle regardless of the variety of writing curriculum I’ve chosen in the past. Over the years I’ve tried many things to introduce writing outside the curriculum box. This post contains affiliate ad links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger.…
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How to Find Help to Identify Gaps in Gifted Math Learning
I know it seems silly to say, but I sometimes wonder if my academically gifted child has gaps in learning. But the reality is, I do worry about that. This is especially true in math. Since he’s working 3 to 4 years ahead of his “grade/age” level I wonder if the speed at which he’s working is skipping over areas that he might be missing. That’s why finding math help is essential for smart learners, so gaps can be identified and work on those areas can be practiced. I am being compensated for my time in writing this sponsored post, I received used of the Knowre online math app for free.…
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How to Spark Creativity with Homeschool Art Lessons
I’ve known for a very long time that my son had a unique gift when it comes to artwork. He can just sort of see something in his mind, and before you know it he puts it to paper in amazing detail. He kind of sees things in 3 dimensions. I’ve wanted to provide him with homeschool art lessons for a long time. But, I didn’t think I could afford them. I love to watch him draw because it’s really unlike anything I’ve ever seen or imagined when it comes to art. If I were to sketch, or color, or paint an image, I’m quite methodical in my approach. He…
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This Week…After a Week Away
Back to Book Learning You may have noticed that I’ve been MIA for the last couple of Saturdays. I am really sorry about that. On the one hand, I’ve been in a bit of writers slump and on the other hand we also were doing some travelling. If you follow me on social media then you know that Little Man and I went to Cleveland with Beloved and spent a week doing some field trips. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to products and services relevant to homeschool. This week we are back home and back to the school books, so to speak. Bible: Two weeks ago we finished up…
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Teaching Fine Arts in Homeschool
When Your Child has a Passion for Art Art and music appreciation are both subjects that can enhance all areas of learning. Sometimes, it’s overlooked in favor of core subjects. Homeschool art can be simple letting kids explore hands on artistic pursuits on their own while you provide them with great tools. Homeschool music can start with teaching them how to listen quietly to great music. Teaching fine arts comes easy for me even though I’m not very artistic. Why? You may ask. Because,it comes very easy to my son. He draws all day long. He hums all day long. He has a heart for rhythm and music and…
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Customizing Language Arts
How I Teach English in Homeschool Somewhere between when I graduated high school and started teaching homeschool (yes, I do realize that is a long time) they went from calling “English” to “Language Arts.” The reality is our goal is to teach our children the proper usage of the English language. That is the approach I take. It’s all about English. Below I’ll be sharing some links to affiliate products which I use in my own homeschool and recommend for your consideration. I choose to customize our Language Arts. That simply means I do not follow any predetermined format for teaching these skills. I’ve done this since I first began homeschooling.…
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This Week…Working Alone
Independent Work Seeing your child learning to show independent work in homeschool is both priceless and bittersweet. I remember when we were doing “2nd & 3rd grades” that I would think ‘Shouldn’t he be working alone by now?’ (The answer is a little but mostly no.) I would get overwhelmed and frustrated because I had housework to do and phone calls to make, laundry to fold, etc. Yet, my very intelligent son still needed me to hold his hand and approve each step of his lessons. That was tiring. Now as he has finally reached a stage of mostly independence I miss those days when he needed me more.…
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This Week: Schooling Around Thanksgiving
Keeping on Task Digital Planner Makes My Life Easier This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure for full information. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. This as you know has been Thanksgiving week. I had originally planned to take the entire week off, but after taking that unplanned week off in October, I decided to just stick with it and get it done. The new Digital Planner from Applecore Systems that I have been using is proving to be invaluable it is making my life so much easier. I was able to print each of the lessons for the week, and take them along on our trip to WV…
