WriteShop - An Incremental
Writing Program
Everything you need to teach, edit, and evaluate writing. A homeschool
composition curriculum ideal for 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th graders.
Teaching
Tips
How to teach young children in a homeschool. Teaching tips,
methods and ideas for teaching such things as spelling, creativity,
English, science, writing, math in fun, creative lessons, using
Bloom's Taxonomy to improve their thinking processes. It isn't
hard for parents to learn the ways top teachers instruct.
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Ed AN A to Z ARTICLE
Home-based driving instruction for your homeschooling teen.
Patience AN A to Z ARTICLE
By Barbara Frank. When people find out that I homeschool my children, they almost always say something along the lines of,
"I could never do that. You must be a really patient person."
Adding
Humor (and Fun) to Homeschooling
Home schooling is one of the most serious responsibilities one
can undertake, but that doesn't mean it must be a somber experience.
Not only does humor generate enthusiasm, it increases the likelihood
of retaining knowledge. By Lois Corcoran.
Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains
Creating, evaluating, analyzing, applying, understanding, and remembering. Help understanding how well your child has learned these skills.
Effective Teaching With Games
As a homeschool mom, I used games extensively and found that with a little imagination, it is possible to teach nearly everything (at least to some extent) in a game format. By Carolyn Forte, The Link.
Flipping
the Tables
When Your Children Become Your Teachers. "It's OK, Mom,"
said my children. "We will help you. Everyone learns at
their own speed." By Sue Smith-Heavenrich, HEM J/A 03.
Handling Your Child's (Inevitable!) Mistakes or Frustrations
Your child will make mistakes. Lots of them. Growing up is hard work. Since all children make mistakes, the key is to help your child manage his frustration and to turn each situation (even mistakes) into positive learning experiences.
I
Think, Therefore I . . . Fill in the Blanks?
Workbooks are not teachers and are rarely an indicator of a student's
ability to understand or to think beyond the literal level. By
Kathryn Stout.
Learning
and Doing Science
Typical science activities include observing, measuring, categorizing,
asking questions, forming a hypothesis (guessing how something
works), proposing solutions, trying solutions (experimenting),
summarizing findings, evaluating results, recycling back to observing,
and sometimes reporting.
The
Moore Formula
How to teach with low stress, low cost, high success and behavior.
After 55 years of teaching teachers and students, and managing
education at all levels, we give you here and in The Handbook
secrets of all the ages to avoid or cure burnout and failure,
to bring success beyond normal hopes.
My
Lesson in Semantics
Sometimes when Jorgen and Siri express their desires and goals
for the day, I find myself judging whether or not they fit into
any of the categories I would consider as legitimate learning.
By Melanie Lien Palm , HEM J/A 04.
Myth
#4 "You Need Teacher Training, Dearie"
Over the years you've developed many characteristics as a parent
that transfer well and can help in your new role as homeschooling
parent. By Linda Dobson
Natural Nature Learning
Our family hasn't been blessed with acres of property off in the country for our children to frolic to their hearts content. But a small city lot and many local parks have offered us tremendous opportunities for outdoor learning activities. By Deborah Taylor-Hough.
Of
a Flat Universe and the Nature of Science
What children really need to know is that science is not just
a series of facts. Rather, it is the ability to tell a good story,
based on available evidence. And when the evidence changes, the
story gets transformed along with it. by David Albert, HEM.
On
killing creativity in children
If intrinsic motivation is one key to a child's creativity, the
crucial element in cultivating it is time: open-ended time for
the child to savor and explore a particular activity or material
to make it her own. Perhaps one of the greatest crimes adults
commit against a child's creativity is robbing the child of such
time.
Patience
The longer you homeschool, the better you get at patiently answering
the same question many times. You also get better at waiting
for the answers to questions you've asked in order to make your
child come to a certain conclusion. By Barbara Frank.
Stuffing Technology
into the Curriculum
The choice of tools to support student learning should come after
the designer has clarified learning goals and considered which
strategies are most likely to produce results. By Jamie McKenzie
Teaching
Tips
Children's education is extremely important, whether you are
a parent who has them in school or are homeschooling or you are
a teacher. Here is a gathering of tips and ideas for you to refer
to time and again.
Three
R's at Home
Think over your day with your child at home... How any times
did your child come up with a thoughtful question, a sincere
wondering, a puzzling observation? Count yourself lucky if the
question count was high, for this is a treasure reserved especially
for homeschoolers. By Susan and Howard Richman.
A wonderful book about teaching young children the basics;
reading, writing and math.
The Heart of Learning Spirituality in Education
by Glazer, Steven
Essays about healing, about integrating spiritual development
into learning. For all interested in educating from the heart
and soul. 1999 Paperback
The Children's Machine Rethinking School in the Age of the Computer
by Papert, Seymour
How the creative use of your home computer can help your child
to think better. 1994 Paperback
The Connected Family Bridging the Digital Generation Gap
by Papert, Seymour
So you homeschool and you're online: what next? 1996 Hardcover
This book is an international seller. The most complete guide
to home schooling available.
The Complete Home Learning Source Book The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and
Educators
by Rupp, Rebecca
Arranged by subject, including "Philosophy," "Life
Skills," and "Electronic Media," the sourcebook's
organization and succinct and insightful entries make it a breeze
to use.
