Learning Brain Busters Part I: Strengthen The Thinker

Posted in Homeschooling on March 14, 2017

“Mom! I just don’t get it!” “I am so tired.” “Do I have to?” “This is stupid!” All too often these are common phrases that disrupt our homeschool week. We try so hard to get things done, to make things interesting and to keep it all together, but sometimes the kids are just not on Read More »

How Homeschooling Encourages Effective Communication and Respect

Posted in Homeschooling on March 10, 2017

Homeschooling, like institutional instruction, is communal learning. Students, teachers, and administrators learn with and from one another during school. Children, parents, families, instructors, and community members, likewise, learn with and from one another through homeschooling. Having worked in both settings, I learned some unexpected lessons. I hope to apply what I have learned to all Read More »

5-Year-Old Homeschooler Youngest Person in History to Qualify for Scripps National Spelling Bee

Posted in News on March 7, 2017
Tags: Success

History is being made at this year's National Spelling Bee. Edith Fuller beat 52 competitors in the 2017 Green Country Regional Spelling Bee in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 5-year-old correctly spelled the word "jnana," which is a term for "knowledge" in Indian philosophy and religion. Edith correctly spelled the words "Panglossian," "Baedeker," and "sarsaparilla" in order Read More »

Phonemic Awareness: Introduction and Importance

Posted in Teaching on March 6, 2017

Phonemic Awareness is one of the most important factors which predicts how quickly your child will develop early reading skills. It has to do with developing sensitivity to the sound and structure and oral language. What is Phonemic Awareness? Looking at the word itself, phoneme is another word for sound. So, the word is roughly Read More »

Kung Fu Panda 3 Educational Movie Guide for Students

Posted in Creative Commons, Elementary on February 28, 2017

Today's post is one-of-a-kind and something totally new for the Commons section. Travis from K-12 Movie Guides produces high quality movie guides for many popular movies. These guides were designed to be used as an accompaniment when teachers show movies in their classroom. Travis has 10 years of teaching experience and produces guides that transform movies into educational opportunities. These Read More »