Big Seats and Flat Feet

I've been homeschooling my children for five years, all three of them.  I also school/tutor another child not my own.  We keep a pretty hectic pace at my home, and we try to stay at the forefront of education.  I try to stay on top of the best educational materials, and get the most for my money.  Regardless of what I do, what works for one child, doesn't necessarily work for the others.  In my five years of homeschooling, regardless of the programs, tools or curricula I use, I've found every child has their own learning style, and just because a particular curricula works for my family, doesn't necessarily mean it will work for another. My oldest child, a female, is self directed.  I've never had a problem getting her to start or complete a task. The boys, and my youngest child are far less motivated.  I have tried every curriculum in the book to keep them engaged, literally; Abeka, Christian Liberty Press, AOP, Bob Jones to name a few.  Althou...

WHEW!  Been so busy doing things I probably shouldn't be doing, I haven't taken the time to post to my blog in a while.  Although, I have had ideas for posts, taking the time to make the entry has been all but painstaking!  I definitely need some time management lessons... or maybe a good ol' dose of prioritization! The past few weeks have been eventful, and busy... to say the least!  We've done our NRA/DNR Youth Hunter Education Challenge.  I was privileged to make an entry to the NRAblog !  What a wonderful opportunity to look into what the NRA is doing for our communities and young people!  It was a blast getting to know everyone, especially Brad Ward who works with the NRA.  He was such a huge help! In a few days, I hope to enlighten everyone on the YHEC, and the efforts put forth by the Friends of the NRA group to make the YHEC (Youth Hunter Education Challenge) possible.  For now, I'd like to make a contribution about our ...

Dry Erase Workbook for Homeschooling   My printer is now a heaping pile of junk. YES.  Although it is time to get another, the budget says otherwise.  So, to be creative, and to provide fun educational worksheets for both my preschool and kindergarten children, I decided to put all the worksheets in sheet protectors and place them in a notebook.  Yes, a notebook.  Sheet protectors are far less expensive than buying ink, paper and of course a new printer, and you can get dry erase markers (4 of them) for $1.00 at the Dollar Tree.  The children enjoy using the dry erase markers in the workbooks that are full of preschool and kindergarten reading, math, and writing worksheets. PLUS, I can use the worksheets over and over again with other children.   Easy and FUN to Use! I wish I had thought of this sooner, and I am almost certain I'm not the only person that has done this.  As a matter of fact, while at the Dollar Tree I picked up two ...