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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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Teaching Personal Responsibility with a Student Planner
A Homeschool Planner Student Edition Review It’s one of those days that every homeschool mom looks forward to then when it comes we look back longingly at the little child of yesterday and find that we miss them. I’m talking about the day when our child begins to work independently. We want them to have the independent skills, yet we also want them to stay little, knowing that it’s impossible. That’s where I’ve found myself lately. Throughout the homeschool day, I find myself repeating directions, information and instructions; which can be exhausting. For the last few years I have tried writing to do lists on post it notes, chalkboards and…
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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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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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Revealing How I Teach Homeschool
Part of the iHN Winter Hopscotch Have you ever wondered what school looks like in another persons home? We all have different families with different teaching methods and learning styles. We all have different philosophies when it comes to education and our approaches all look quite different. What works for one, may not work for someone else. I’m a mom with a boy who is an advanced learner, who happens to also be an only child. So how I teach will look different than how you or another will teach. Mom’s with multiple children obviously have much more to juggle than we mom’s of one. Keep in mind that mom’s…
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5 Tips for Teaching Creative Writing
When Writing is Too Boring Teaching writing to a child who thinks that the act of writing his thoughts down is too time consuming and boring makes for struggle in the homeschool classroom. After all, not only is writing a requirement in our school districtbut it is essential to a well-rounded human. Isn’t it? But how do you teach creative writing in homeschool when it’s such a struggle? The reality is our approach to writing tends to be the approach we were taught when we were learning. But writing doesn’t have to look like that. In fact, most authors and professional writers don’t write like that. In our modern…
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In a Homeschool Rut?
In a Rut? Tips for Getting Out of it This post contains affiliate ad links to products at external sites. Homeschool Got YOU Down? Looking for ways to get out of your homeschooling rut? You can find them at my post Five Ways to Re-Energize Your Homeschool Mom Spirit and Get Out of a Rut at the Bright Ideas Press Blog. What are some ways that you get out of a homeschool rut? One of the ways that I get out of a homeschool rut is by going to the (affiliate) Great Homeschool Conventions. Learn more about what this convention offers you.
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Bible School Curriculum for the Homeschool
A Guide for Teaching Bible Study Bible Study Guide for All Ages has become a wonderful resource in our homeschool. That is why I am sharing my unsolicited review with you, and why I’m sharing affiliate links to places where you can purchase them in addition to links to the publishers website. While it is true that product can be used in the Bible School class, it is very easy to adapt this material for use in the homeschool. We began using it last year. You can read my initial review of that here: We Use Bible Study Guide for All Ages The benefit of Bible Study Guide for all Ages…
