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History Timeline for Relaxed Homeschoolers

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I attempted to do a wall timeline with Caroline a number of years ago. For a variety of reasons, it did not work for her. I think part of it was her age, part of it was her learning challenges, and part of it was the layout. However, I think timelines can be very valuable which is why I was excited to get the opportunity to review the Timeline Trio from Home School in the Woods. I received this product for free and am being compensated for my time to write this review. The opinions and content are my own and I was not required to provide a … [Read more...] about History Timeline for Relaxed Homeschoolers

How Visual-Spatial Children Learn to Read (Hint: They hate phonics!)

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When I went through my teacher education program, whole language was all the rage. If you aren't familiar with the term, whole language basically means that children learn words as whole pieces of language. This is in contrast to phonics in which children are taught to decode words with the rules they learn about letters, sounds, and how they go together.I was exposed to both teaching phonics and using whole language in college, but whole language was definitely the thing. When I started my Masters program a few years later, I took a … [Read more...] about How Visual-Spatial Children Learn to Read (Hint: They hate phonics!)

Wholesome Reading for Visual Learners

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Caroline is a visual learner and she is not an avid chapter book reader (yet!). Like most visual learners, she enjoys color, engaging comics, photos, and strong graphics.Those of us who parent children like this often find it challenging to keep them supplied with reading material that is age appropriate, contains quality content, and also supports the values of our family. When I learned about Fun for Kidz magazines I thought they might be something to meet her needs as a child as well as my need as a parent!I received these magazines … [Read more...] about Wholesome Reading for Visual Learners

Homeschooling Curriculum for Gifted/2e Visual-Spatial Learners

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This year my curriculum post is going to be a bit different. (You can see my past ones here, here, here and here.) I'm writing about homeschooling a gifted/2e visual-spatial learner. Kind of specific, don't you think? And yet that is the world that we live in at our home. :-)We've undergone a significant shift in our homeschooling philosophy over the past year as we've come to a greater understanding of Caroline's giftedness/2e situation and more about the fact that she is a visual-spatial learner. I can easily see at least 100 reasons to … [Read more...] about Homeschooling Curriculum for Gifted/2e Visual-Spatial Learners

Our Family’s Positive Experience with Minecraft

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I freely admit that I was skeptical about the value of Minecraft. Part of that was my own inherent bias since I've never been inclined to play video games. But after reading more about it, we decided to load the Minecraft - Pocket Edition onto our Kindle to see if Caroline would enjoy it. (She was seven and a half at the time and is now almost eight and a half.) It was cheaper to spring for the Kindle version than the PC version so we started there. I really wasn't sure if she would even like it.Wow. Minecraft has rocked our world in many … [Read more...] about Our Family’s Positive Experience with Minecraft

The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling a Right-Brained Child

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Congratulations! You have a right-brained child! You have one of those wonderfully creative children who learns differently and looks at the world differently. If you are a right-brained person, then you already have some idea of what life is like for your child.If you are left-brained, you may feel completely bewildered about what to do with this little person who doesn't want to do anything the way you think it should be done!My own Caroline is right-brained. After making it through the high-need baby stage and realizing she is a … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling a Right-Brained Child

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