Thank you to Dr. Joyce Herzog for helping my children love to read and for providing me with the tools to teach them. To this day, I swear I taught myself to read at the age of five. The first book Continue reading
C was very eager to start a new math program this year. We are using Math U See which is very hands-on. He enjoys using the manipulatives and watching the videos, always wanting to do more. Then something happened. The math problems got harder. Continue reading
When I was a child, I loathed reading aloud. I’m still not very fond of it as an adult. Unfortunately, this indifference to oral reading has passed on to my children. Neither them are very cooperative when it comes to Continue reading
If you have children, you probably know that they tend to dominate the television selections. Luckily, the kids’ favorite movies lately haven’t been ones with cartoons. We’ve been watching a lot of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and my Continue reading
I’ve mentioned a few times before that the kids have some difficulties with their handwriting. It seems they have added a new element; mixing up the steps. Now you and I–when writing a lowercase "a," will write c first then Continue reading
One of my favorite things to do is to go to the library and pick out some great books for the kids. We have had a lot of favorites this school year and I thought I might start sharing some Continue reading
After the holidays, we’re going to be studying birds. I love watching birds; they are so majestic and beautiful, flying high in the sky. Sometimes I wish I could be like them and fly; but that’s just not possible, unless Continue reading
Even though he’s made good progress this year, C is still struggling with writing. He can do really well if his attention is on it; but most days, he rushes through it or does nothing at all. Staring at a Continue reading
The minute my husband gets home from work, the kids are begging for the iPad. They love using it to play games and make videos. But I like it when they do other things on it, as well. There are Continue reading
Tablets are the “in” thing right now. I was hesitant to get one for awhile because they just seemed to be an enlarged version of a smartphone. But then I kept hearing about how iPads were good for children, especially Continue reading