How to help your child learn to read ~ Written by contributor Jena Borah My little guy was six years old and we had been casually talking about letters and their corresponding sounds. I put a phonics page on my refrigerator and used it as a guide to talk about letters and sounds over a box of …
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Uncomfortable unfoldings (0n patiently waiting for milestones)
Written by Hillary Boucher of infinitely learning When you look back on your life it is easy to pick out milestone moments. It's different for everyone, but learning to ride your bike or learning to drive are probably easy memories to recall. Milestones are peak experiences that define a …
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Piecing Together a First Grade Education (2012 Curriculum Fair)
Written by contributor Hillary Boucher of infinite learners Ages of my children: 7, 4, & 1 Educational philosophies I pull from: Unschooling, Literature-based, Enki, Montessori We are a young homeschooling family and have only recently started to explore formal curriculum. In the early …
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Curriculum Choices: 5 Phonics/Early Reading Options
(Disclosure: This post contains five popular reading resources. I haven't used them myself, unless I share otherwise. This is not a paid review, and Simple Homeschool has not accepted any funds in exchange for this post.) I don't know about you, but the idea of teaching my children to read struck …
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Choosing Good Books for Your Children
Today let's talk about what we should read to our little ones. With thousands of children's books published each year, choosing can feel overwhelming. Poor quality literature may entertain, but it's also mind-numbing. High quality literature is thought-provoking as well as entertaining. It …