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Tools for Learning

How I Taught My Son to Read

January 10, 2019 By Thaleia 2 Comments

Teaching a child to read can be a daunting task with all the methods, programs and apps available. I want to put your mind at ease that spending big bucks on a fancy program isn’t necessary. Buying a ton of flash cards or phonics books won’t make it easier. My secret to teaching my middle son to read is very simple. I read to him. Daddy read to him. Grandma read to him. Big sister read to him. Big brother read to him. We listen to lots of audiobooks and include timeless classics.

How I taught my son to read without a phonics program

How I taught my son to read without a Phonics program and YOU can too! #homeschool #reading

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We read quality books at his comprehension level which is usually much higher than a child’s reading level. We own tons of board books for when our children are infants and toddlers and preschoolers. We own tons of picture books on all sorts of topics. We own leveled readers both of fiction as well as non-fiction. We own chapter books for slightly advanced beginners. But you do not have to own a ton of books to teach your child to read! You can use the library or maybe even swap books with a friend.

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Filed Under: Homeschool Resources, Homeschooling, Kindergarten, Tools for Learning

Grow a Duck Weighing Activity

May 24, 2016 By Thaleia 1 Comment

We already love our local libraries but even more so during Summer Reading Club time. A couple of years ago the kids were picking out their weekly prize and one of them chose a grow a duck! Add in a small digital scale and viola you have a great Science experiment for preschool and elementary age students.

Grow a Duck Weighing Activity

First you will need to find a clear container that will house the grow a duck. Next you will need to place it in the container covered with water. Then you will need to weigh your duck each day for a week.

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Filed Under: Homeschooling, Kindergarten, Tools for Learning, Tot School Tagged With: science, science experiments

Learning Shapes with a Geoboard

May 17, 2016 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Lil’ Red is at the right age to learn more then your basic shapes of circles and squares. A great way to this is with lots of hands-on learning. Since we own a homemade geoboard I thought this would be a great way to learn shapes.

Learning Shapes with a Geoboard

I found some free printables to work as a guide to show him how to make various shapes. I found geoboard printables that were full sheet or multiple per page of paper. As soon as Lil’ Red saw the paper he wanted to create a house.

geoboard house

Off we set to create the house. We used some stretchy hair bands from Walmart because they don’t snap or break as easy as rubber bands plus these were on clearance!

geoboard house progress

I tried to get him interested in creating the double square or the boat but he only wanted to create the house over and over again all day long.

More Geoboard fun:
Perimeter and Area Geoboard Exploration from Life Over C’s

Stick It Anywhere Geoboard from Adventures of Adam

Learning Shapes with a Geoboard from Something 2 Offer

Symmetry from Kidz Activities

 

Filed Under: Homeschooling, Tools for Learning, Tot School Tagged With: math, shapes

Dominoes Sensory Bin

March 22, 2016 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

I have a tin of dominoes for each of my children that I bought at Dollar General a few years ago. I really liked the idea of the tins plus I have created some keepsake ornaments for each child. Today I am sharing with you a way to play with dominoes for your toddler or preschooler. I created a dominoes sensory bin for Lil’ Red to enjoy.

Dominoes Sensory Bin

Create an easy #sensorybin with #dominoes ! #KBNmoms #toolsforlearning

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Plastic Egg Fine Motor Activity

March 8, 2016 By Thaleia 1 Comment

I cannot believe that it’s March already! With Easter and Spring right around the corner it’s time to pull out the plastic eggs and have some fine more activity fun!

egg fine motor activity

I love using items that I have had around the house from other craft projects or activities. I honestly cannot remember where I bought the small plastic eggs that were used in this fine motor activity but they are small enough to fit into a mini muffin pan. They do not pop open and are meant more for decoration then egg hunting.

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Filed Under: Homeschooling, Lil' Red, Tools for Learning, Tot School Tagged With: fine motor

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