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Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners

Daughter #2 is a highly tactile learner just like her father. She learns best when there are things to touch and feel, when she can move her body (she is also a musical learner but that is for another post). We first became aware of this while trying to teach her math. She just couldn’t grasp math concepts when taught...

Linguistic, Read, Write Learners

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The first two posts in this series briefly discussed basic learning styles and multiple intelligences. The rest of this series will cover each learning style in greater detail. To keep things simple each intelligence will get its own post. Just know that everyone has several intelligences and so will not fit exclusively into...

Learning Styles: The Basics Part Two

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This is the second in a series about learning styles. You can read the first part here: Learning Styles: The Basics. Today we are going beyond the basic learning styles of Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic/Tactile (VARK). Most of us don’t fall strictly into one of those categories – and neither do our...

Learning Styles: The Basics

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There’s one lesson I learned right away when we first began homeschooling – not everyone learns the same way. Why this shocked me, I don’t know. I am so glad that I learned it early on in our homeschool experience. Most parents and teachers prefer to teach according to how they learn. I know I sure do! But...

One-on-One Time With Mom

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As a mother of a large family I am often asked how I can truly be a good mother to so many. Can I really know who my children are, what their needs and desires are when there is a limited amount of time each day? Can I really give each one the love and attention they deserve? Throughout a typical homeschool day I do spend some...

Planting a “Wild” Flower Garden

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There is a long narrow strip of dirt in our front yard that just begs for flowers. I could design a landscape for it and fill it with perennials but I prefer a “wild” look. It’s easy to do, we get to see the flowers grow from seed, and it never looks the same way from year to year. It also provides the terrific spot...

Creating Corner Bookmarks

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Do you read as many books as we do in our homeschool? If you’re like us we have several being read at a time. One family read aloud, one fiction, one historical…well you get the idea. To hold our place we like to use corner bookmarks. They are easy but oh, so cute and useful. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper or...

Writing Your Own Books

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This past week as we cleaned out our school closet I came upon some treasures. Books written by my two oldest! Several years ago when we were struggling with language arts I stepped away from our regular curriculum for a while and encouraged my daughters to write books instead. It was a memorable experience. My oldest, who was...

Making Homemade Butter

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It has been nine years since we’ve read the Little House series aloud. I can’t believe it’s been that long! My three oldest remember the books but the younger ones do not. I decided it was high time to read them again. It is the perfect way to fill our hot summer days. Of course, to complete the experience...

Toddlers, Babies, and Schooling, Oh My!

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Homeschooling is tough! There are so many different things to keep track of and think about, especially when there are a large number of children in a family. Now that my three oldest are 14, 13 and 11 there are helpers to switch duties keeping the younger ones entertained while I help the others do school. I have been asked...