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How to Teach Addition with Dominos

My little guys absolutely loves playing with dominoes, so I turned these into a learning box for him to learn addition and of course, he loved it! How to Teach Addition with Dominoes I set up a bin...

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Learning in Motion: Insect Memory Game

Children love motion, and often times they get antsy when doing lessons, so I implemented learning in motion into our homeschooling for my preschooler, to give him the opportunity to move around while...

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Four Ways Any Parent can Nurture Her Preschooler’s Sense of Rhythm

  Music is a precious gift, and the skills needed for rhythm in music also help prepare children to read.  Music lessons are great for preschoolers, but not always practical.  The good news is that you...

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Copywork for Beginning Writers

Copywork for Beginning Writers We use copywork in our homeschooling, and my little guy is loving this way of learning copywork that he starts it first everyday, often times before I’m ready to even...

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Pattern Learning Box

My preschooler loves learning boxes of all kinds, however his love of colors and sorting makes this a perfect learning activity for him. Here is what you will need to do a Pattern Learning Box: Pattern...

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7 Ways to Prepare for Preschool at Home

In my fifteen years of homeschooling, my biggest challenge has always been keeping the toddlers and preschoolers busy while I homeschooled the older children.  If you have more than one child, you can...

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A Collection of Learning Activities with Play Dough

Your child already loves play dough, so way not turn their play time into learning time with these learning activities that will for sure be fun and exciting for your preschool child to enjoy....

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How to Create a Learning Center in Your Home

Children love learning centers, so why not create a learning center in your home? Our five year old has had the benefit of learning boxes since he was two and at the age of five, he still enjoys them...

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How to Teach Your Child To Swim Without Lessons

We all want our children to not be afraid of water and to learn to swim early, not only for their safety but also for their enjoyment. This is why swimming lessons are growing more and more popular....

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How to Build Attentiveness in the Formative Years

How would your life be different if those around you paid closer attention to the things you communicated to them? Attentiveness is a trait that many people just do not have these days and younger...

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How to Build Obedience in the Formative Years

Toddlers are known for their disobedience, strong will and throwing fits to get their way. As a parent, our job may feel like an overwhelming feat that you may not be even sure of how to get from point...

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How to Build Self Control in the Formative Years

From my parenting experience, I would say that building self-control in the formative years is just as important as teaching obedience and attentiveness. Most parents desire their children to display...

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How to Build Patience in the Formative Years

If you have a little one in your home, you know that patience is not something that comes naturally for them.  They have been trained from birth that when they needed or wanted something that it was...

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Why Toddlers Need Book Time

Long before we decided to homeschool, we ensured that our first child has plenty of books at her disposal at any time of the day. I’m not sure why I made that conscious effort to secure many different...

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How to Implement Book Time for Toddlers

  Book time has always been an important part of our home routines.  All four of our children have had a time when ‘quiet’ book time was a required part of the day.  This usually became obvious during...

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Pattern Learning Box

My preschooler loves learning boxes of all kinds, however his love of colors and sorting makes this a perfect learning activity for him. Here is what you will need to do a Pattern Learning Box: Pattern...

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How to Create a Learning Center in Your Home

Children love learning centers, so why not create a learning center in your home? Our five year old has had the benefit of learning boxes since he was two and at the age of five, he still enjoys them...

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How to Teach Your Child To Swim Without Lessons

We all want our children to not be afraid of water and to learn to swim early, not only for their safety but also for their enjoyment. This is why swimming lessons are growing more and more popular....

View Article

How to Build Attentiveness in the Formative Years

How would your life be different if those around you paid closer attention to the things you communicated to them? Attentiveness is a trait that many people just do not have these days and younger...

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How to Build Obedience in the Formative Years

Toddlers are known for their disobedience, strong will and throwing fits to get their way. As a parent, our job may feel like an overwhelming feat that you may not be even sure of how to get from point...

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