This past week, my daughter and I tried out various offerings of the “Hour of Code”. The following were our favourites for her age level. #1 We started learning with Anna and Elsa of Frozen from Code Studio. The Frozen characters were great for getting my daughter hooked on coding right from the beginning. It …
If you are looking for an easy way to teach kids how to draw a star, step by step, I have just the thing. I recently taught my 4 year old how to draw a 5 point star. After only about a minute or so of instruction, she was proudly drawing her own stars. How to …
This will be my daughter’s Grade 1 homeschooling curriculum: Language Arts – See post Grade 1 – Language Arts Math – For math, I have chosen Math Mammoth. I did a lot of research before purchasing and after comparing different products, Math Mammoth was the only one I couldn’t find a negative review for – …
After much research, I have decided on my daughter’s Grade 1 Language Arts curriculum. There’s a lot to think about with Language Arts, as it’s one of the more important subjects. For learning to read, I have purchased a box set of 6 of the “Keywords with Peter and Jane” readers. There are a total of 24 …
If you are looking for American Sign Language (ASL) curriculum for including in your homeschooling program, here are some suggestions of ASL online programs taught by deaf ASL instructors: Websites https://www.youtube.com/user/chsasl/playlistshttps://www.youtube.com/user/sheenammcfeely/videoshttps://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/lessons/lessons.htmhttps://www.gallaudet.edu/asl-con…/asl-for-free/asl-by-topichttps://signitasl.comhttps://signingonline.com ASL App https://vl2storybookapps.com/
Even young children can be taught geography. When I was little, my mom would spend a few minutes a day doing geography with my brother and I. At a very young age, I knew the name and location of every country on the globe. I am now following the same simple method with my daughter. …
My mom put me in piano lessons in a Conservatory when I was 3. I’m not sure the Conservatory should have accepted a 3-year-old, but my mom said they were more than happy to take her money. I still have all my piano books from back then. Later I learned from a lady that was …
Learning Comes Easy When It’s Fun, Not Work When I was a teenager, a friend organized a weekly Friday night get together to learn American Sign Language. It was open to any of my friends (from kid to adult) who wanted to join the class. There were about 40 of us who regularly attended. A …
My 4 year old has a poster with the pictures of 60 local birds and their names. I keep it near the window so my daughter can consult it throughout the day when she looks at the birds outside. She will come to me several times in a day, to ask me to help her read …