Until just this week, doing an author study in our homeschool/preschool never even occurred to me. Once it did, I have not been able to stop thinking about it, brainstorming ideas, plotting our next one and what we will do differently. Often the authors behind all the fabulous books we read get left out or forgotten. Very often in fact! It's always fun to learn about the people hidden behind the brilliant storylines we all love. Author studies provide an opportunity to learn more about them, but … [Read more...]
Media in the Homeschool Classroom: Creating a Positive Learning Environment
With technology on the rise it's time to embrace the wide variety of media outlets available to use them to create positive and powerful learning environments for our kids. There are so many amazing media outlets available for kids, parents, and teachers to use as resources. The added bonus, you can tap into these resources as you see fit and use them to create engaging and diverse learning experiences for your kids. Tips for using Media Compare and Contrast As an avid reader myself I … [Read more...]