About 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.Posts by ColleenFelz
Other Ways of Using Puppets in Your Homeschool
By ColleenFelz on May 13, 2009
In the past I have written about the benefits of using puppets in your homeschool to encourage literacy. Here are a few other ideas for using puppets to motivate your children and encourage learning in your homeschool.
A puppet can help younger children {read more}
By ColleenFelz on May 13, 2009
Using Puppets to Encourage Homeschool Literacy
By ColleenFelz on May 6, 2009
Puppets can be a useful tool in your homeschool literacy program. Here are a few ways to use them with children.
Your beginning reader can read books to a puppet. Young children love the fantasy of interacting with inanimate objects. Sometimes the presence {read more}
By ColleenFelz on May 6, 2009
“Moving” a Kinesthetic Learner 3
By ColleenFelz on January 13, 2009
Are you homeschooling a kinesthetic learner who finds it difficult to sit still when it is necessary to do work that requires concentration? Have you tried giving your child the chance to move before doing work and the opportunity to fidget while doing {read more}
By ColleenFelz on January 13, 2009
“Moving” a Kinesthetic Learner 2
By ColleenFelz on January 6, 2009
Photo by majortk
Are you homeschooling a kinesthetic child who needs help focusing during activities that require concentration?
Your kinesthetic child’s performance might not improve by incorporating movement before doing activities that involve {read more}
By ColleenFelz on January 6, 2009
6 Ways to “Move” a Kinesthetic Learner
By ColleenFelz on December 30, 2008
Each Tuesday over the next three weeks Homeschool Bliss will publish tips for “moving” your kinesthetic learners. Enjoy these helpful tips, and please share your tips for working with children who are especially active.
Are you homeschooling {read more}
By ColleenFelz on December 30, 2008
Homeschool Learning in the Snow
By ColleenFelz on December 29, 2008
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.
Practice handwriting.
Use a stick to write the letters and numbers in the snow.
Try using a big paint {read more}
By ColleenFelz on December 29, 2008
Homeschool Halloween Biology
By ColleenFelz on October 28, 2008
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. Create a lapbook or a small book reporting on the different systems or just {read more}
By ColleenFelz on October 28, 2008
Encouraging Reading Comprehension
By ColleenFelz on October 20, 2008
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) {read more}
By ColleenFelz on October 20, 2008
Being Intentional
By ColleenFelz on October 13, 2008
Photo by Kyle May
The other day I heard a few moms talking about needing to be intentional about spending time with their second child, and it got me thinking. We need to be intentional with all of our children.
Do you find there are times during the {read more}
By ColleenFelz on October 13, 2008
Even More Writing Practice Tips
By ColleenFelz on October 5, 2008
Here are even more ideas for fun handwriting practice at home:
Use Sidewalk Chalk. No need to find storage for all those worksheets– the rain washes away the work. The unique resistance of chalk also helps build fine motor muscles.
Make the shape {read more}
By ColleenFelz on October 5, 2008
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