In most families, first grade is considered a transition year. If the child were going to a traditional school, they would be expected to stay for a full day. It is the year in which many, but not all kids learn to read. Expectations can be high. Your child may start to realize that to many people, ...
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Helping Children Succeed
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This succinct book is packed full of science-based information. The first half focuses mainly on children who are growing up with trauma and adversity and is therefore probably not directly relevant to parents who would read a book like this. The second half focuses mainly on how to help children ...
Scribd: A Review
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I love subscriptions services. However, given the cost, the vast number of services available, and the limited number of hours in a day, I don't like to subscribe to too many at a time. However, for the past couple years since I learned about it, the ONLY subscription service that I can't live ...
First Grade Minimalist Math Curriculum
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I created this curriculum because I want my own kids to have a positive attitude towards math. I feel like all the repetition that kids experience using a more traditional curriculum is unnecessary in the elementary years. If kids develop a distaste for math because they are overwhelmed by the ...
Kindergarten Curriculum Choices
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Awww...kindergarten. A time before life gets complicated. When I started homeschooling my first child for kindergarten, I planned to homeschool for 3 hours a day to match to our local public school. That lasted for about...well...never. There is still too much childhood to enjoy to justify sitting ...
Prime Climb
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Math is beautiful. I've always known this, but I feel like this fact is somehow missed by the general population. Prime Climb is the closest I have seen to a math game that illustrates the simplistic, beautiful elegance of numbers. I love that it could be played by little kids who can count to 10 ...
The Call of the Wild and Free
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I. LOVE. This book. The Call of the Wild and Free is absolutely my new favorite homeschooling book. Maybe even my favorite parenting book. I am definitely a Wild and Free homeschooling mama, but until yesterday, I had no idea there was a group of people whose philosophy aligned so perfectly with ...
Preschool Curriculum Choices
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Let's be honest. "Preschool curriculum choices" is sort of an oxymoron. Preschool and curriculum are two words that don't really belong together, do they? It's not that preschoolers shouldn't learn anything academic, it's just that their time is better spent blowing bubbles, playing dress-up, and ...
Into the Forest
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This is one of the best educational games I have ever played. It teaches kids the science behind food chains. Kids can work on their math skills since you need to add a series of single digit numbers at the end to total your score. Best of all, it is really fun. Even young kids can understand the ...
A Gracious Space
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This book should be required reading for every new homeschooling parent. I own all three volumes and have purchased the Fall volume for at least 3 of my friends when they either began homeschooling or were going through a challenging time. Presented as a series of daily reflections, this book ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 