Tonight I told my son that I was going to order a test for him. At first he was confused. I then explained that it was the test with little bubbles that he fills in with a pencil. He smiled and immediately said “I can’t wait to do that…
My youngest child is finishing up 1st grade now and to get an overall picture of what we will cover in the next few years, I did some long-term plans for her. This child is a highly creative visual-spatial learner. This typically requires some kind of creative approach to each…
I finally completed long-term plans for my current 7th grader. I had previously done some long-term plans for him a couple years ago and I revised them to meet his current interests and progress. This kid has an interest in entering a computer science or electrical engineering field. Due to…
My kids need novelty. I need novelty. Doing the same thing every school day would make us all quite frustrated and bored. Every day needs to be different. We also need our days to be structured. Structure and novelty seem like opposites, but we have found some things that have…
Today was the day we were supposed to start school. The kids are itching to start. Alas, I’m still in planning mode. I plan the entire school year in the summer. If I have to plan during the school year I end up having very little free time. Heading…
I have been trying something different this coming school year. I am utilizing all of the library’s resources and planning my curriculum based on that. To start, I decided on what topics I wanted to cover for the upcoming school year. I am using the library’s resources for almost every…
