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Introducing the Elephant Poaching Crisis to Homeschool Students
You know that in our family we purpose to spend time together as a family. What that looks like is a variety of family time activities depending on what’s going on in our world. This month our family time was a family movie night that also doubled as a lesson in elephant poaching. When you have a child who has emotional sensitivities it can be hard to introduce concepts related to elephant poaching. Which is why having something visual, that explains the situation in a lighthearted way, can be a great solution to introduce hard concepts. Teaching difficult concepts is easier when you weave together a learning experience that incorporates…
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100 Must Read Things for Parents of Gifted Children to Read
Being a parent to a gifted child is in itself a gift. Although, there will be many days when we’ll think it’s the opposite. Parenting a gifted child comes with great joys as well as extreme frustrations. Often we are tested in our role as parents. On the one hand we become, seemingly the only advocate for our own children. On the other hand, we struggle to manage the day to day need to fill our child’s mind like we’d fill their stomachs. Knowing how to find a balance between letting them soar, and letting them be children at the same time isn’t an easy task. In fact, it can…
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Gifts for Math Minded Kids
When you have a math minded child it’s incredible how fast they absorb numerical information. Their minds are moving so rapidly that they may struggle to relax. I often think that my son would lay in bed calculating physics or composing music all night if we didn’t intervene. He just wants and needs more, and if you have a math minded child yours does as well. But, how do you continuously provide them with more math challenges without overwhelming them? That’s the question isn’t it? How much is too much? This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Here’s the thing. Children who are gifted have a hunger for more information like…
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Teaching Employment Life Skills to Your Gifted Teen
The skills required to get and hold a job far exceed mental abilities. Being able to manage a task list, and communicating effectively are often more prevalent in the job front than skills which are attained through vocational education. But when you really look at your gifted teens, are you seeing that they have developed those type of skills? Teaching employment life skills is a must if we want our kids to become successful adults. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. ► Day 5 – On the Job Front I’m sure you think your son…
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Teaching Household Management Life Skills to Your Gifted Teen
It’s kind of scary to think about sending my son out into the big world as an adult. I mean, he sometimes forgets to change his clothes. I do know that when he has a standard routine, he’s excellent at remembering to do his tasks. That’s why I think focusing the next few years on building regular routines for him to do, and add to as he gets older, will set him up to be successful at household management as an adult. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. Day 3 – Household Management Life Skills…
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Teaching Finance Management Life Skills to Your Gifted Teen
I’m continuing to explore life skills to teach gifted teens. As my son gets older there are some obvious ones that are presenting themselves, and others that I’m sure I’m likely to miss. When it comes to life skills, finance management is a pretty important one. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party resources where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. ► Day 2 – Finance Management Beginning to understand finance management starts with understanding the basics. Knowing the difference between income, expenses and how to balance the two is pivotal for money Practical Money Skills Of course when teaching finance management any free resources make…
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Cooking 101 Life Skills for Gifted Teens
Day 1 – Cooking Life Skills If you are joining me from the iHomeschool Network 5 Day Hopscotch, welcome. I’m talking about life skills you need to teach gifted teens and for this first day of the hopscotch I’ll be discussing cooking life skills. While anyone can benefit from the information shared because these are basic skills that any teenager needs, whether boy, or girl, the reality is I’m a homeschooling mom to a gifted teen son, and as such, will share stories and ideas relevant to his needs. This post contains affiliate links to 3rd party sites where products purchased may result in paid compensation for this blogger. I…
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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.…
