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Gifted Learning Curiosity
Encouraging a Desire to Learn Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links for products you may purchase through external sites. I woke up to discover my son had been up for a while. As I made breakfast for myself, (he had already ate). I asked him what he was doing. His response surprised me. “I’m reading the encyclopedias.” Obviously, his learning curiosity has kicked in. “Oh, really? What are you reading?” “I wanted to know more about the states, so I’m going through the encyclopedias to learn about them.” I don’t know why I should be surprised, that’s something he used to do. He would learning curiosity about something and then figure out…
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Homeschool Encouragement from Moms for Moms
The Big Book of Homeschool Ideas Author Blog Tour If you are joining me as a part of The Big Book of Homeschool Ideas Blog Tour, I’d like to say “Welcome to Great Peace Academy.” As you may already know, I was privileged to join with 54 other homeschooling moms to write over 100 chapters in what is a treasure trove of homeschool encouragement. It’s like sitting down and exploring the best homeschooling ideas, advice and encouragement on the planet in one complete eBook. This post contains affiliate sales links to products or services which may result in paid compensation for this blog author. I want to tell you a bit about…
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Learning the German Language in Homeschool
An Ear for Foreign Languages I can remember when my son was about 2 years old and one day we were driving into the city, Columbus, and on the way, he was sitting in his car seat chattering away. I thought, at first, that he was just talking nonsensical toddler speak. Then I recognized that he was counting… in German. I recognized it as German because I had taken a German course in high school and still remembered the alphabet, numbers and a few phrases. To say I was stunned would be an understatement because I had never taught him to count in German. Disclosure: This review of Middlebury Interactive…
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My 10 Favorite Pinterest Boards
Pinterest Boards for Homeschool & Family Encouragement I am a huge Pinterest fan! I find myself perusing it to relax after going to bed, and I can get in quite a few pins before I’m ready to fall asleep. Pinterest is probably the fastest growing social media and bookmarking site ever! That’s because of the fantastic images that allow you to quickly reference what your bookmarks are about. I know many of you are Pinterest buffs too, that’s why I wanted to take some time to make sure you are following my 10 favorite Pinterest boards. These are the ones I pin to most often. Pinterest Board: Little Man’s Mom Follow…
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Online Teaching Resource for Middle School
Middle School e-Learning with Standard Deviants Accelerate Disclosure: While I received use of SDA for free and am being compensated for my time, as always, opinions expressed are completely my own. As a homeschooling mom to a middle school student who studies at accelerated academic levels I find using an online teaching resource to be an excellent tool for increasing the number of subjects I am able to teach . Having an opportunity to review Standard Deviants Accelerate with my son has afforded me the freedom to explore and refresh my own skills in subject areas while providing supplemental e-learning for my middle school student. Using Standard Deviants Accelerate…
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A Ready Guide for Parents of a Gifted Child
Raising a Gifted Child, Book Review Being an homeschool mom to an academically and creatively gifted child can seem quite intimidating. Especially if, like me, the mom doesn’t feel quite qualified enough for the task at hand. Finding a how to guide would be a great help wouldn’t it? Disclosure: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for this review however I may receive a small commission on products purchased through links to external sites. That’s pretty much what Raising a Gifted Child by Carol Fertig is. A guide for parents of a gifted child. It has become a ready reference…
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First Day of Homeschool 6th Grade
This is our 7th year of homeschooling, so with Kinder, Young Man’s “6th Grade” year. We don’t generally follow grade levels. However, we do for Bible class at church so when asked he answers whatever the grade level he is there. Disclosure: There may be affiliate or sales link within this post. We started the day off with breakfast (cereal and juice for him, toast and coffee for me), then getting dressed and chores. I am so glad that a few weeks back, before I went out of town for a week and a half, that I spent a good amount of time going through our new curriculum, and writing…
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Life at the Academy
Not Back to School: A Day in the Life Homeschool at Great Peace Academy has never looked like a typical classroom. We are not rise and shine kind of people. At least I am not a rise n shine kind of girl. So I usually sleep until around 9 or 9:30 a.m. Then I have a cup of coffee and maybe a bowl of cereal. What’s that? Oh yes, my child. Well let’s see, he gets up on his own, makes his own breakfast (usually cereal or toast or yogurt n fruit). Then spends a little time drawing pictures. Have I mentioned that he draws pictures during most of his…
