Learning Styles

• Does your child love to get dirty and explore the world around him?
• Is she a child who loves to sit down and listen as you read a story?
• Is he an analytical thinker, who tends to question what is happening around him?
• Is she one who can connect events and experiences to lessons in life?
• Does he seem to thrive when able to create with his hands?
• Does she naturally “get it” the first time she hears it?

These kinds of questions can help to define the best kind of learning approach for your child. A hands-on learner will not be content to sit and fill out worksheets or listen to you explain concepts. A student who has strong auditory skills will thrive with a curriculum that uses interesting stories to teach about history, science or literature.

A student who needs to hear or try something several times before she is able to grasp it will need a mastery curriculum with a lot of repetition and review, while a student who seems to “get it” right away should focus on a curriculum that provides ample opportunity for critical thinking.

Knowing your child’s academic level is also critical to a successful program.

Many parents make the mistake of simply purchasing curriculum that is aligned to their child’s chronological grade level. However, in many cases, that math course is too difficult because the right foundations have not been laid or that English course is too easy because your child is an accelerated learner.

Testing your child to determine his or her actual academic level will ensure that your program will be a successful one. 

Homeschool Supplies - 44 must haves!

So you purchased your homeschool curriculum for the year, now what?
You don’t get a list from the teacher of all of the things you will need for the school year, nor do you need all of those extra supplies for your homeschool.  So, where do you begin?

With a little humor and experience our top home education and schooling list of home school supplies is here.

We surveyed top homeschool gurus and found that there are indeed essential homeschool supplies that everyone should have in order to homeschool successfully.  We compiled the top 44 homeschool supplies that every homeschooler must add to their arsenal (some of course are designed to bring a smile).

Here is a simple “How to Grade your Student’s School Work”

Calculating Letter Grades/Grading a course
How to record grades for a home school transcript. Article

Record keeping for homeschool students does not have to be overwhelming.  If you are using a standard curriculum that includes tests and evaluations, simply calculate a grade based on your student’s performance on those tests.  Then, keep a notebook where you can record each test grade for each course.  At the end of the year, you simply add up all test grades and divide by the total number of tests to determine the final grade for the course. Grading your students home school assignments the easy explanation.

Christian Education.

Jesus placed all builders into one of two groups; those who build on a solid foundation and those who don’t. Herein lies the primary difference between Christian and secular publishers. One builds its academic house on the unwavering truths of God’s Word; the other on the shifting sand of moral relativism.

“An education that trains the mind without training the moral sense is a menace to civilization rather than a help.” J. Gresham Machen

Christian Homeschool Curriculum includes courses from Accelerated Christian Education, Apologia, Alpha Omega, and others. These publishers combine strong academics with biblical and character training, giving parents the tools they need to build a strong foundation for their children.

Our goal is more than likely in line with yours-years from now, when the strong winds of life blow in, that strong foundation, together with your own positive influence, will combine to keep your children from falling, and in the end, to stand firm.

Learning Disability

Recognize These Symptoms?

This could be evidence of a learning disability.
Low self-esteem
Poor reading comprehension
Avoids reading and writing
Poor enunciation, perception of sounds
Struggles in spelling and reading related work
Fails to complete tasks, assignments
Emotionally upset about school work
Homework a frustrating, negative experience
Seems disorganized, distracted easily
Confuses or reverses letters or words
Fails to understand, remember instructions
Is often impulsive or over-active
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