Homeschooling

A Winter’s Afternoon…

29 November 2011 Family Centered Living
Old North Bridge

        …in Concord     Come walk with us through the snowy streets of Concord, Massachusetts, home of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Alcott. Though generations have passed since they strolled the lanes of this historic town, much is yet unchanged. Several of the original buildings stand just as they did in the [...]

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Learning Styles:: The Auditory Learner

28 November 2011 Homeschooling

The Auditory Learner
 – Has an excellent vocabulary
 – Is a capable grammarian
 – Is a good speller
 – Expresses himself verbally 
- Is a good story-teller
 – Has a good memory for facts and details
 – Has excellent reading comprehension 
- Enjoys word games such as Scrabble ™ and Boggle ™
 – Often talks [...]

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Book Review: Bird, Butterfly, Eel

20 September 2011 Books for Children

The book tells the story of a barn swallow, a monarch butterfly, and an eel who live on a farm, watched by a barn cat (who looks and awful lot like our barn cat, Dave). The story follows them gently through the seasons, and their life cycles. The illustrations are beautiful, and the story is [...]

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A Style All Their Own

5 January 2010 Family Centered Living

Not all children learn in the same way – each child has his or her own style. Most anyone who has taught at least two children can attest to that. It creates a challenge for the teacher to adapt to each child’s learning style. Whether we educate our children at home, or whether we are [...]

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