Hello!
Here we are going into our April week two and I came up with a few more things to look into if you are trying to teach your child at home! First I have recommended a sight, I do not have the link but if you type it in you will find a site with a sign up. After you sign up you will get 6 freebie downloads or printables, but there are many other good things to find through this sight! Enjoy the hunt!
There is also a section on History down there! Don't miss the info it provides!
Further down there is a section on Science for free today! ( April 8th) Check it out!
Teacher Vision Is another great site! I have found so many things that are on par
with the public-school teachings but assisted learning so people can use it and
download, print or do online! It's even
got some of the class pages that your teachers may be using with Glencoe Macmillan,
as well as others! I personally like this brand because it shows colorful
pictures for the kids to view! As a visual/auditory learner myself I recognized
in my children early on if they needed visual or auditory learning. Once I
realized if they needed to see or just really listen to catch on to a project
or lesson it helped me to teach them with a better equipped mind set.
If you are looking
for a great history curriculum for future teaching, should you join the group
of parents I am hearing about who think it may be safer to keep kids in house;
Mystery of History is fantastic! You can
find them on Amazon, eBay, or Christian book distributors. (The latter mentioned
site has a wide variety of home school curriculum not just focused on Christian
type learning).
I totally recommend signing
up for any free emails they can send you because this led to links like last
weeks contributor, freebies, discounts and other great items! Some things show
up with a discount at certain times of the year but often are high prices on
others so its worth checking in now because many home schools are gathering their
items, wish lists, and requirements for next fall already!
Simple tips:
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Kids learn differently.
Some need sound blocked out, some need to hear random noise like music or
lectures, and some need to have visuals to really tangibly grasp a concept.
This is mostly in math and English from what I have experienced.
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Science can be fun!
Keep a journal of what they learn!
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Location is
important to the kids, let them choose a relatively separate place if you have
lots of kids so the younger and older kids are spaced out enough to not get
annoying. (be honest all kids annoy one another at some point).
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Take snack
breaks! Healthy and fun snacks! Check out Pinterest for ideas! Party ideas
give you a tone of cute fun snacks that can help kids enjoy breaks and get on
with the next lesson with study snacks even!
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Have older kids read
aloud to the younger kids, this way you can get that ‘work at home’ done as
well!
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For families with
middle to older children to teens, treat their schoolwork like work! They can
clock in and do the lessons, while you clock in and do the work you do at home.
So many parents are trying to juggle these without a plan! Make them an “office
space” by moving some furniture around if needed but so they have room to keep
track of their projects and can drop finished work in an “out box”!
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If you have craft
boxes or drawers in your house clean them up and make them the desk! They can
work on school lessons on their own for the most part if you set up what they
will need to use. Pens, pencils, coloring items. Extra paper, etc. They
probably have back packs from school that carries most of that!
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Keep schoolwork in
the backpack when not being used so that nothing is lost!
Give them the option to complete everything by lunch and have half
days! If they finish everything for the week,
they get free days! Just like you are at
work, if you complete a task early you know you have more time to do what you
choose. That could be working toward early summer release or extra long Spring
break! Its up to you when you are working at home!
Here is a great email that I received just today! Sign up for her
free class and you can find out about how to register to pay for classes in the
future if you love it as much as we did! She said I could pass on her email so
I am passing it on here!
Hi Teresa
Just a quick
reminder that TODAY is my NEW free live online class on The Biology of Plants
& Animals... and you’re invited to attend for free!
This is a
totally new edition of this class!
Plus, during the
class your kids will do a hands-on experiment extracting cellular DNA from
vegetables in your kitchen!
The class is
today and I’ll be teaching the class for just over an hour…
Including
step-by-step instructions for building a microscope AND extracting DNA in your
kitchen!
Plus, we’ll learn
about how scientists are using chemistry to grow color-changing flowers, and
lots more!
Then, I’ll take
questions from you and your kids so you can feel great about what your kids
just learned.
I think this will
really HELP YOUR KIDS, by the way.
It’s specifically
geared for helping kids who are either really eager to learn science, as well
as those who feel it’s a real chore.
Here’s
what you’ll get from this free class:
1.
I’ll do the teaching, so you can just sit back and watch (or, join in if you
like).
2.
Your kids will be deeply engaged in a totally fun AND educational hands-on
learning activity.
3.
By the end of it, they will be excited not only about what they just learned,
but they will be eager to learn more (including the academic parts).
4.
They will expand their appreciation for the wondrous world around us.
If any of these
things appeal to you, then you’ll love this class.
You can
register for this free class right now at this link:
If your kids
ever ask “Why do I need to learn this?” today’s class will give you some great
answers.
I’m doing this
because a big part of my personal mission is to inspire kids to WANT to learn
about the incredible world we live in AND appreciate it on a deep level.
I’ve had the honor of sharing my teachings with over 121,000 kids so far and
I’m grateful for the privilege to touch your kids’ lives.
I’m looking
forward to connecting with you in class today.
Warmly,
Aurora
Aurora
P.S.
Tomorrow (Thu.), I’m giving ANOTHER free class! It will be on Marine
Biology and undersea life. You can register for
that class at this link.
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For a fun book study
with a Christian aspect check out my own book! Follow on Hind’s Feet ( see link
on the right) is a an interactive book study that gives you projects, artwork,
games and other such things to do! I try to write to get the youth involved in the
storyline! I am working on younger children’s books to be out this fall so keep
an eye out for them! If you would like to comment in the comment link below and
share your child’s or your choice of a book to study about, I may pick yours! If
I do there may be a free book or two for you! Give it a shot!