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Reading Games Teach Fast Phonics - - Robyn Dalby-Stockwell
I am back with more information regarding early reading. My second article dealt with the alphabet and how to teach its sounds. In this one I will show you the importance of games to stimulate interest and empower the learning process. Never stereotype children, babies included. They are as... Submitted 3 years 295 days ago.

Aerodynamics Experiments to Share with Your Kids - Aurora Lipper
This article teaches kids about aeronautics and gives a handful of totally fun activities to experiment with for their homeschool science learning (including helicopters, parachutes, and other flying machines). It's also good for boy scouts working on a badge, or for any kids that love science... Submitted 3 years 334 days ago.

Simple Laser Experiments to Share with Your Kids - Aurora Lipper
The word "LASER" stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. A laser is an optical light source that emits a concentrated beam of photons. Lasers are usually monochromatic the light that shoots out is usually one wavelength and color, and is in a narrow beam. By... Submitted 3 years 357 days ago.

Homeschooling vs. Preschool Education and Socialization: - - Wayne Sedlak
A Legal Expert Speaks to the Dangers of Preschool Issues in Society The public perception that homeschooling students and socialization are incompatible and is one of the greatest stumbling blocks to homeschooling throughout the country, no doubt. The flawed thinking was dealt with in Part I of... Submitted 4 years 334 days ago.

Teach Your Kids Arithmetic - Subtraction Shortcuts - - Joe Pagano
As students, we become comfortable with what we learn first. Of the four arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, we learn to add first and for this reason are most comfortable with addition. If we apply the principle of thinking in terms of what we are most... Submitted 5 years 90 days ago.

Using Children's Stories to Teach Important Lessons in Life - Rich Herman
As a parent who deeply loves and cares about your children, you want to do all that you can to help teach and instruct them, and prepare them for life as an adult. You want them to have a well-rounded education, demonstrate good common sense, be honest and trustworthy, and be kind and respectful... Submitted 5 years 111 days ago.

How do you feel about Teaching Fractions? - Brian Stocker
As we all know, attitude is key to most things that we do, and teaching fractions is no exception. Before trying to teach something, it is important to sort out your own experiences first. What do you think about math? When you were in school, do you hate math? Find it boring and... Submitted 6 years 61 days ago.

The Added Advantage In African American Children's Education: Computer Homeschooling (Part 2) - Daviyd Peterson
We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit how 'bout you! We left our parents and friends in our last article discussing the commitment it takes to homeschool African American children. In part 2 of 4 we will discuss finding resources to make sure that african american parents commitment... Submitted 6 years 73 days ago.

Learning Hardware Firmware and Software Design - O G POPA
Given the existing level of technology today, learning something about hardware, firmware, and software it is almost mandatory to everybody. Fact is, things are tough today, but they are going to be far tougher in the near future, because the Hi-Tech domain has an explosive development. Fairly... Submitted 6 years 97 days ago.

How To Find a Good Math Learning Center? - - mathandchess
Children's after school learning center and tutoring is at very high demand, math tutoring is the highest demand subject of all after school subjects. How to find a good math learning centre? The most two important ingredients are the teaching material and the instructor. There are many math... Submitted 6 years 207 days ago.

Rhythms, Rhymes and Your Homeschool Math Curriculum - - Chris Mark
Cross-curricular integration is valuable with all subjects, but is especially important with math and language arts. Rhythmic recitation will enhance your homeschool math curriculum in many ways. Most importantly, the rhythmic element, essential to success in math, is strengthened by daily... Submitted 1 year 46 days ago.

A Winning Homeschool Math Curriculum Review - - Chris Mark
Homeschooling with a homeschool math curriculum can solve the major problem afflicting mainstream schools: failing children in math. Rather than children failing math, it is the schools that are failing our children. Returning to basics in education is a likely formula for success. Schools... Submitted 1 year 88 days ago.

On Confidence - Yang Moon
Confidence is built not based on the comparison with others, but on the basis of understanding self and others. Confidence from the comparison with others is not real confidence but self-abasement. A child's confidence or self-abasement was not built when he was born, but in the process of... Submitted 1 year 125 days ago.

Instruments of Praise: A Super Fun Bible Verse Activity for Psalm 100:2 - - Kathy Vincent
I don't know about you, but I love music! I love singing and I love hearing the playing of instruments. They usually go hand in hand. I believe God loves music too. There are tons of Bible verses that display this truth. Take, for example, Psalm 100:2, which says: "Shout for joy to the Lord all... Submitted 1 year 239 days ago.

Teaching Writing That's Fun to Read - - Crystal Pratt
"I'm going to tell you about..." Seeing this phrase at the beginning of a paragraph/essay/research paper is, to me, the equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard. I'm also not a real big fan of the "first, next, then, last" system much past third grade. Writing, even expository writing, doesn't... Submitted 2 years 141 days ago.

Strategies for Educating Children with ADD/ADHD - - Crystal Pratt
Children with ADD/ADHD (hereafter referred to as ADHD) are creative, energetic, imaginative, and resourceful people. They have a wonderful spirit and you wouldn't trade your child's personality for the world. But sometimes, there's school work to be done. Sometimes, you really need your child to... Submitted 2 years 145 days ago.

Finding a Good Driver's Education Program - Clark Lewis
For most of us, our first introduction to driving came from our high school driver's education courses those weekly classes taught in stuffy classrooms where the dangers of the road were drilled into our minds. However, for many people, these programs are only the beginning the first stepping... Submitted 2 years 211 days ago.

Learn Basic Computer Skills Faster - Why You Must Learn Computer Basic Skills Today! - - Fredrick Ituma
In these days, the knowledge of basic computer skills is very useful for every individual. This is because we all need to use computers for different purposes. We all use computers in our every day activities. So many people these days use computers more often than using normal papers especially... Submitted 3 years 167 days ago.

The Most Vital Ingredient - - John Waddey
A lady worked diligently preparing a birthday cake for her husband. It was not a store bought "box cake," it was made from scratch. It was his favorite and she wanted to please him. Imagine her chagrin when she opened the oven door to check on its progress. In the bottom of the pan were the... Submitted 4 years 107 days ago.

Arithmetic Magic - The Introduction - - Joe Pagano
So you think you’re not good with math. Hmmm. Well that’s something I hear all the time so you shouldn’t feel too bad. The truth is, many, many people, at one time or another, have felt the same way, and have experienced something which has made them feel bad about math and... Submitted 5 years 352 days ago.

Top 5 characteristics of good leadership to instill in our home school children... - Daviyd Peterson
I am sure that this list can be jogged and added and taken away or all of the above, after being in the presence of several true leaders these are the ones that stuck out in my mind. Our home schooled children can be given a greater chance to make a diference in the world if they are leaders... Submitted 6 years 6 days ago.

The Added Advantage in African American Children's Education - Computer Home Schooling Part 3 - Daviyd Peterson
We've got spirit, yes we do! We've got spirit how 'bout you! In our last article our subject was finding resources to homeschool african american children using the Internet and other avenues. In part 3 of 4 we will champion the use of computers to teach our african american children and... Submitted 6 years 71 days ago.

Important Tips About Homeschool Math Curriculums - - Chris Mark
One of the most valuable concepts I learned as a Waldorf teacher was that “breathing out” is as (or more) essential to successful teaching and learning as “breathing in” is. Recreational time or time out from learning is absolutely crucial to every student’s health... Submitted 1 year 38 days ago.

Homeschool Math Curriculum Top Fun Games - - Chris Mark
Supercharge your homeschool math curriculum with fun and games that can also be serious math lessons and practice. Transform one or two classic games and you’ll very quickly find that you and your children have become experts at adapting and playing more and more games. And seeing math... Submitted 1 year 51 days ago.

ADD + Homeschool Math Curriculum = A Success Story? - - Chris Mark
In a recent article (9/22/10) in Time Magazine's Healthland, entitled ADHD: Global Epidemic or Just a Bunch of Fidgety Kids? John Cloud asks if dosing children with stimulants like Ritalin may be an overreaction to simple fidgeting. Nearly 3% of U.S. schoolchildren now take stimulant drugs like... Submitted 1 year 67 days ago.