After reading the book “Creative Home Schooling – A Resource Guide for Smart Families” by Lisa Rivero, I learned a great deal about homeschooling an inquisitive, intelligent child. There are so many resources available out there. I am grateful that Ms. Rivero has put them all together for families new to this wonderful experience of educating our own. I shall gradually share some of the resources and other tips I learned. For now, I am including a summary of the words that stimulate higher-thinking (I added a few of my own.) I certainly want my child to use his sharp mind to stretch far beyond just memorization -and even understanding- of facts and rules. Having this handy list will surely prove helpful when going over our daily learning adventure:
Analysis
- Investigate
- Classify
- Categorize
- Compare
- Contrast
- Solve
- Explore
- Review
Evaluation
- Judge
- Evaluate
- Give opinion
- Viewpoint
- Prioritize
- Recommend
- Critique
- Rate
Synthesis
- Compose
- Design
- Invent
- Create
- Hypothesize
- Construct
- Forecast
- Rearrange parts
- Imagine
