Written by contributor Hillary Boucher We started to notice the gap in his expressive language around 18 months old. Other kids his age were pointing at things, trying out words. Him, not so much. I didn't pay any attention. Our eldest son spoke early and has always had an impressive …
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Bloom’s Taxonomy: A simple roadmap to learning
Written by contributor Jena Borah of Yarns of the Heart I’m a big picture kind of person. I like to look at the map and stay focused on the destination. But homeschooling is full of little details that threaten to pull us off the path and down rabbit trails. That’s why, here at the beginning …
How to avoid summer setback
Written by contributor Jena Borah of Yarns of the Heart Do you know about summer setback? Education researchers say a child can lose up to two months of reading achievement between May and August. If this happens every summer, children can lose up to a year and a half between 1st and 6th grade …
4 Simple Methods for Teaching Elementary Science
Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. This past spring all of us here at Simple Homeschool shared our curriculum choices. In my contribution to that series I talked about the curriculum we’ve used so far for elementary reading, writing, and math. But of course there is a lot more to …
Relaxed Elementary Education (2011 Curriculum Fair)
Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY Ages of my children: 12, 10, and 8 Educational Philosophies I pull from: Leadership Education, Literature-Based, Charlotte Mason, Unschooling When Jamie first proposed this series I thought, "That will be easy to write. We don't use …
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