So, what does orderliness have to do with learning styles? Quite a bit, actually! For instance, I personally can’t focus on learning anything if my environment is a mess. What about you? What about your kids? We all know about the messies and the neatniks, but let’s put these into an academic context. On theContinueContinue reading “Learning Styles: Orderliness (Part 5)”
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Learning Styles: Setting (Part 4)
Are your children loners or groupies? The setting can make all the difference. Some kids need to absorb the energy of a group and need to bounce their ideas off others in order to learn. Unless you live in Timbuktu, co-ops, library groups, scouts, church groups, and other opportunities abound. The more your little groupiesContinueContinue reading “Learning Styles: Setting (Part 4)”
Learning Styles: Output (Part 3)
What about output? Most output is either oral or written, but movement output can’t be discounted. Oral learners hate written tests and essays with a passion. They do, however, usually perform much better by answering questions out loud, or by talking through their paragraphs or essays while someone else types them. Learning how to useContinueContinue reading “Learning Styles: Output (Part 3)”
Learning Styles: Intake (Part 2)
How do our children intake and process information most effectively? That’s how we want to teach them! Auditorily, visually, and kinesthetically are the three main ways in which to intake information. Auditory learners prefer to be read to, to read aloud and to repeat information over and over again. Auditory learners will learn best withContinueContinue reading “Learning Styles: Intake (Part 2)”
Learning Styles Introduction (Part 1)
How do you retain new information best? Chances are, at least one of your children does not learn the same way that you do. My older daughter does learn the same way that I do, so I was in for a shock when I tried the same style and activitiesContinueContinue reading “Learning Styles Introduction (Part 1)”
Four Tips for Your College-Bound Homeschooled Kid
Having been homeschooled from the second grade through high school, I know personally what a wonderful experience it can be to be taught by one’s parents in a warm, loving, and supportive environment. Many homeschool parents may be nervous about their children’s ability to thrive in a college environment away from home, but, as aContinueContinue reading “Four Tips for Your College-Bound Homeschooled Kid”
The Master Plan
Before you click to a less scary sounding post, let’s take just a minute and look at what kind of master plan we’re discussing. A master educational plan takes a look at the whole picture, not just, “What are we going to do today, Mom?” It takes into account our children’s learning styles and ourContinueContinue reading “The Master Plan”
History Through the Ages
It’s time to answer another reader’s question! This question is about history–what we called social studies when we were kids. I don’t know what passes for social studies in schools these days; I’m more interested in the actual facts. Classical education, which our family has embraced since we started our homeschooling journey, espouses studying historyContinueContinue reading “History Through the Ages”
Elementary Language Arts
Reader Q & A timeElementary Language Arts is just a synonym for English, right? Well, not quite. Language Arts is a broad category that covers several different skill areas. All of these skills are important to cover during the elementary years. The following are the skill areas that must be emphasized during the elementary years:Reading–DuringContinueContinue reading “Elementary Language Arts”
What I Did Yesterday Instead of Writing Blog Posts
I rearranged the furniture–again! A few months ago, I had moved my office stuff into the guest room so that I could close the door on the TV, warring radio stations, and door slammings. Well, I realized that just was not going to work too well for school (which starts today), so now Emily hasContinueContinue reading “What I Did Yesterday Instead of Writing Blog Posts”
Bethany LaShell 