ColleenFelz

ColleenFelz

Colleen Felz is the Homeschooling Coach. Her blog, Homeschooling Coach, includes stories about the joys & trials of home education as well as curriculum tips & ideas. To find out more about what Homeschooling Coach does, visit the HSC website. Visit her sister blog, Living as a Mom (http://livingasamom.com/), to read about her life as a Christian wife & mother.

Other Ways of Using Puppets in Your Homeschool

Here are a few other ideas for how you can use puppets to motivate your children and encourage learning in your homeschool.

Using Puppets to Encourage Homeschool Literacy

Puppets can be a useful tool in your homeschool literacy program. Here are a few ways to use them with children eight years old and younger.

"Moving" a Kinesthetic Learner 3

"Moving" a Kinesthetic Learner 3

Have you tried having your kinesthetic learner move before doing work and fidget while doing work, but found that some activities are still difficult? Sometimes, even though you have tried these other strategies, a kid still needs to move.

"Moving" a Kinesthetic Learner 2

"Moving" a Kinesthetic Learner 2

Your kinesthetic child's performance might not improve by incorporating movement before doing activities that involve sitting for long periods of time. In this case, perhaps being able to fidget while doing an activity or listening will help your child to focus better.

"Moving" a Kinesthetic Learner 1

"Moving" a Kinesthetic Learner 1

Are you homeschooling an active child who finds it difficult to sit still? Kinesthetic children sometimes need to move before they start doing fine motor work like writing and cutting

Homeschool Learning in the Snow

Homeschool Learning in the Snow

Instead of letting the snow distract you and your children from school work, try these ideas for using the snow to your advantage in your homeschool.

Homeschool Halloween Biology

This Halloween you can opt out of the ghosts and goblins, but still use the gory spirit of the season to your advantage in your homeschool. You can learn about the human body.

Encouraging Reading Comprehension

Encouraging Reading Comprehension

Improve your child's reading comprehension this week by encouraging them to use these reading strategies:
1. Read aloud to your children – no matter how old they are.
It is crucial that you model good reading (and comprehension skills) for your children.

2. Read the selection to yourself before [...]

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