Interdisciplinary Study for Preschoolers
by Elena McIntosh One of the best advantages to home education is the ability to transcend typical disciplinary study in your lesson planning. This means allowing science, math, literature and social studies to overlap and complement one another. Examples of this might be writing poetry about math or studying a science concept within the context of the time period in which it was discovered. Interdisciplinary study allows for a deeper understanding of content or can provide reinforcement of concepts. The secret to the success of interdisciplinary study is that it provides a deep… Read More
Reading Levels
Selecting books at the right level is essential for building strong independent readers. Do not hesitate to read aloud books that are below or above a child’s reading level. If your child is paying attention, asking questions and seems interested in the text, then the reading has value. Leveling Books: If you want to know at approximately what grade level a book is written, you can try entering it into this Scholastic Book Wizard. I selected the grade level equivalent, but you may want to learn more about the Lexile score,… Read More
Tips for Posting to the site
Here are some ideas for how to contribute valuable posts to the site. Title your post with the topic or academic area of study Assign your post a category so it will go to the right place Write a brief summary of the learning question or activity If it is a lesson or activity, enumerate the steps Include pictures if possible! Here is an example: Teaching the Alphabet through Reading I have had success using letter cut outs or magnetic letters during reading to bring my child’s attention to the letters we… Read More
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