Today I welcome Michelle to my blog, talking about how she does school with her kiddos. Please, enjoy seeing how this mom (a new TOS crew friend) helps her children learn well.
When I decided to begin this journey called homeschooling, I knew that I wanted my children to have a genuine love of learning. Over time I lost focus of that, but I am slowly getting back to my dream.
As we are transforming our learning into a more enjoyable, and dare I say, fun environment, our days are changing as well. It would be impossible to let you see a typical day since those aren't really happening right now. Instead, I thought I'd share with you the ways we are enjoying learning together.
One thing that will not change, we always start our day reading the Bible. Currently, we are using Grapevine and learning about Jesus and His ministry. My kiddos really enjoy learning more about Jesus. I think this is all of our favorite time of the day!
Another staple for us is Dyslexia Games. When we found out last November that our 7-year-old was dyslexic, I was so lost and scared! Enter Sarah Brown and her amazing dyslexia therapy! It uses art and logic games to help visual thinkers learn symbol recognition. It has been an answer to our prayers. I have seen so much improvement in him! The other 2 enjoy it as well.
The kiddos enjoy sensory play. One of our new favorite things to do is listen to classical music or audio books while we play in our kinetic sand or pay-doh.
Everyone in our family loves puzzles. They are a great way for me to incorporate learning in a fun way that keeps them interested.
I use reading time as snuggle time with each kiddo. It is a great way to spend one-on-one time with each one. Whether it is the EPIC app, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, or simply a read aloud that the individual picked out, we snuggle up for special time together.
Our main math is a little more curriculum based right now. We use a mix of Math-U-See, The Thinking Tree Journals, and board games. We try to learn from our math books at least 3 times a week.
One set of pictures that I don't have to share with you are our kitchen. We learn a lot in the kitchen. The kiddos are always helping me with lunch and snack preparation. We use this time to learn about counting, sorting, and measuring. I think we learn great life lessons in the kitchen.
There are many other aspects to our learning that I could never fit into a single post. We are learning to make 'school' and learning a part of our every day life. There is a lesson to be learned in pretty much any scenario. We are learning to find them. I love watching their curiosity come alive. That's the best part for me!
Those are some of the great ways that we are learning to make learning fun again! Thank you for joining us! I hope you will visit us over at Creatively Crunchy Mom!
Blessings, Michelle
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