Words for Higher Thinking

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...

Measuring and Charting Weather

Today we worked on Lesson 3: Measuring and Charting Weather from Moving Beyond the Page, 5-7 Curriculum. My son really enjoyed this lesson. We actually supplemented it with a thermometer construction craft that we used to predict the temperature.  He loved to move the...
Playing Games with RightStart Math

Playing Games with RightStart Math

Both my son and I, are loving our RightStart Math program. What a great way to present Math to young kids. Having a bachelor’s in Mathematical Science, I can totally appreciate the amount of research Dr. Cotter and Activities for Learning have put into...
Animal Habitats

Animal Habitats

Our animal habitats lesson went very smoothly. We learned about the temperatures, how wet or dry the environment is, and what kind of vegetation grows in each habitat, and what type of food there is available for each of the animals that  live there.  We also looked...
Our second day with Moving Beyond the Page!

Our second day with Moving Beyond the Page!

Yesterday we started Moving Beyond the Page 5-7. Concept 1 – The Environment. Unit 1.  At first, we were concerned it would be too basic for him, as my just-turned-6-year old son has very advanced reading (somewhere between 2.8 to 3+ grade reading level.)  I...

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