Our how-to helps include practical ideas for teaching concepts, covering the subjects, using the tools, and practicing the art of homeschooling! Here are our top 10 favorite how-tos ~ reader favorites from the 2013 archives:
Learn How to Play the Harmonica ~ Part 1
An ideal instrument for beginning musicians, especially children. There are many reasons to learn how to play the harmonica.
10 Ways to Use Notebooking ~ Complete Series
Notebooking is a way to document the learning process. 10-part series & resources.
7 Ways to Mark a Book
Mortimer Adler, author of How to Read a Book, makes the case for marking in a book and shares the seven devices “for marking a book intelligently and fruitfully.”
10 Steps to Build a Better Speller
If you were one of those students who could get A’s in spelling — without ever becoming a competent speller — this one is for you (and your students!).
5 Ways to Develop a Better Thinker
Don’t teach children how to take tests. Teach them how to think. Here are five ways we can encourage our children to become better thinkers.
Activity: Balancing a Checkbook
Some may say it is an old, technologically-outdated activity, but if your child does not understand how checkbook balancing works, he is at the mercy of his bank!
15 Ways to Improve Concentration
There are simply days when we have a very difficult time concentrating. Our children are no different.
Activity: Using a Calendar
Ready to introduce your child to the calendar? Step-by-step suggestions for helping a child become time aware.
Bloom’s & Critical Thinking ~ Complete Series
Our Bloom’s & Critical Thinking series looks at how we can incorporate each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy when pulling together our own studies.
Writing Ideas: Complete the Story
Complete a story. Sometimes having the beginning established takes the pressure off of the writer.
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