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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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Favorite Pinterest Boards for Homeschooling Gifted Learners
Homeschooling is hard enough but factor in homeschooling a child with gifted abilities and sometimes you can feel overwhelmed, frustrated and alone. But I am not alone on this journey and neither are you. One of the best places on the web to find resources for, well just about anything, is Pinterest. Which is why I am sharing with you my favorite Pinterest boards for homeschooling gifted learners. Just click over and click Follow to get all great Gifted Homeschooling Pins in your Pinterest feeds. Be sure to see my 10 Favorite Pinterest Boards to Pin To for even more Pinning awesomeness. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to…
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Tips from the Coach for Keeping Gifted Children Active
Interview with Chris Quickert from The HomeSchool Gym As a mom to an academically gifted child, I sometimes wonder if I keep him active enough. I know that physical activity is vital to a healthy body. Given the choice of outside play and indoor play, he will usually choose indoor play. Although, he can at times spend hours swinging on the swing. I want to make sure that I am not only providing opportunities for him to be active but that I am guiding him to be motivated to be physically active as he gets older and into his adulthood. I’m blessed to live near a large metropolitan city.…
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Dr. Ben Carson a Real Life Gifted Example
A Man Who is Living His Gift Gifted learning does not always equal real life living. As a mom to a child with gifted and talented abilities, I am cautiously optimistic about his future. When you read stories of those who have or are living with such abilities you often hear that when they reach adulthood, many seem to struggle to find their way in society. This is often due to emotional intensity and/or asynchronous behavior. So as a mom I wonder at my child’s advanced abilities, and worry about helping him to become an active member of society. It isn’t often that you hear amazing stories, where someone with…
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Science Study for Gifted Students
Overview of Survival on the Reef My favorite resource for gifted and advanced learning materials is Prufrock Press. So, I was thrilled as a reviewer and affiliate marketer when I was given a free copy of Survival on the Reef by Colleen Kessler in exchange for my honest review. At Great Peace Academy we are spending our school year exploring the animals that live in the waters of the earth. Because of that, I feelSurvival on the Reefis an excellent resource for my son who is a gifted learner to dive in and explore more information than is generally presented in text books. This activity book guides students in scientific…
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How I Teach Math for Gifted Homeschooler
My Secret Homeschool Math Instruction Disclosure: This post contains review products that I received for free in exchange for my honest review of the product and affiliate links please see my full disclosure for full details. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I am not a math genius. Really! I’m not. In fact, I am not very good at math. My brain gets pretty befuddled when given a bunch of numbers and asked to make sense out of them. I knew early on that my son however is very good at math. I also knew that he would very quickly surpass my ability to teach him.…
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Gifted Homeschool Must Haves
Must Have Item for the Mathematically Gifted Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure for full details. Thank you for supporting Great Peace Academy. Today I’m joining with my friends at iHN to discuss what we feel are our homeschool must-haves and I decided to take this opportunity to make my first ever video blog. I’m sharing what I feel is a Must Have for mathematically and perhaps scientifically gifted and advanced learners. Tell me what you think. Do you feel that this is a Must Have item? My second gifted homeschool must have is a catalog from (ad) Prufrock Press. They carry…
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Proficiency Achieved: Onward, Homeschool Math
Learning Math through Online Program I don’t always toot the horn over accomplishments. I try to live humbly. But on Tuesday I wanted to shout from the rooftops because my Little Man achieved his Proficiency Badge in Algebraic Order of Operations at Khan Academy. He’s achieved several badges, but this is the one that led us to Khan Academy in the first place. So I am very excited for him. He and I are loving Khan Academy. For me, I love the freedom that I have in watching him learn and grow in his knowledge of math without feeling pressured to be the one to…
