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1. Give a preview. Tell them briefly what the scenario is (say, a night time owl hike) and give them a list of concepts or things to look for (sounds, locations, and vocabulary)
2. Give them tools. A clipboard, pen, paper, and a magnifying glass are an open invitation for observation!
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Learning is natural.
Schooling is not. First time homeschoolers always encounter so many different methods and opinions on this new venture that they are beginning, that it’s easy to get caught up in the curriculum game. Which curriculum is best? Which will make my kids the smartest? Which will pour the most literature/math/science into them
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There is one math concept that seems to trouble most homeschoolers. Surprisingly, it’s NOT Algebra, it’s multiplication. I remember learning to multiply when I was in third grade. I skip counted while playing hopscotch, used flash cards after school, took a lot of speed drills, and cried. A lot. I hated to multiply,
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It seems like most homeschool families have it all together. They have their workboxes and lesson plans and time schedules, and they all work for them. I say seems, because I do know better. People think WE have it all together too. They think that since I have a blog and I write
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Diligent, I have not been. The best laid plans are… just plans… unless you actually put them into action. It is time.
Time for us to kick it back into high gear! Time to look at what we’ve done (or haven’t done) over the first three months of
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