Since we love books so much in this house (in case you couldn’t tell) our first homeschool year is going to be largely literature based. As of right now I think our actual language arts program will be fairly unstructured since the goal for grade one language arts is to pretty much teach children how…
This year we will be taking some time to study the history of the world. It’s first grade so obviously we aren’t going to study the entire history of the world in one year but we are going to take some time each quarter to learn a little about one time period and I’m hoping…
A few days ago I shared that books are one of my favorite ways to foster imagination in children and today I wanted share a few of our favorite imaginative books with you. (If you like this list, you’ll love 9 MORE Books To Spark Your Child’s Imagination!) The books on this list not only…
I always appreciated kids with imaginations but it wasn’t until my own children that I really realized how beneficial having an imagination really is. Imagination is great for child development, helps children to “see” the lands and scenes they read about it books and is an excellent way to exercise their creative muscles. Kids with…
I thought it might be beneficial to share my favorite homeschooling books. Not all of these are actually homeschooling books but they all help me in homeschooling in one way or another. For instance, Reading Magic is about reading aloud to our children and is for every parent and has tips in it that I believe…
Over the next few weeks I will be sharing how I am planning our practically free grade one curriculum. Today I’m sharing our Spanish curriculum and other installments include: Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Math Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Music Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Art Curriculum Our (Practically Free) Grade 1 Language…
