I had a friend ask me how to stop a bad case of whining. First check to make sure your child isn't watching some show that has a lot of whining in it (can someone say Cailou???) Kids are amazing imitators so I would start there. Next, when they whine I simply say...I'm sorry I couldn't understand you through all that whining, what did you say? They almost always say whatever they need in a normal voice at that point. I'm not big on ignoring whining because it's a habit and a bad one at that and habit training is the basis of parenting. Sometimes I see people try to teach the lesson of not whining by whining themselves back to the kid but I don't think that actually addresses the problem and often times I see the kid getting mad ( or laughing if they're good natured). The outcome of my advice...her kid doesn't whine now. It did take 3 or 4 days of constantly saying "I'm sorry I couldn't..." but that's better than than MMMOOOOOMMMMEEEEE!
Monday, July 30, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Moore Formula Manual!
So you've read the The Succesful Homeschool Family Handbook by Dr. Raymond Moore and you know it's the way you want to go but you don't know how to implement it?? You NEED the Moore Formula Manual. As a matter of fact I would say anyone who is interested in Dr. Moore or Delight Directed Homeschooling (ie child led, unschooling but probably not radical unschooling) would find this a GEM. It's quite pricy to the tune of $50.00 and there are no pictures on the website to tell you much about it....but I will! So what's inside??? Just about everything you'd need for PK-12th with check off lists, suggestions on how to implement...just...well...everything! Take a look.
Monday, July 23, 2012
First Grade Apps
I've had my fair share of education apps on my ipad, iphone and ipod to tell you that most of them do nothing other than entertain your kid with little learning involved. I have one kid who just bangs the button and somehow manages to win?!?!?! That in itself should let you know that an app isn't "educational" it's "entertainment" and in my opinion a worthless waste of time. So do I have app's I like? yes...and here are today's edition:
Alphabet & Learning to Write:
iWriteWords (Handwriting Game) - gdiplus
Dolch Words:
Word BINGO - ABCya.com
Montessori Crosswords - Spelling With Phonics-Enabled Alphabet - L'Escapadou
Phonics:
abc PocketPhonics: letter sounds & writing + first words - Apps in My Pocket Ltd
Bob Books #1 - Reading Magic HD - Learning Touch
Bob Books #2 - Reading Magic HD - Learning Touch
Phonics and Reading With McGuffey - Software For a Better World
Math:
Math Bingo - ABCya.com
Interactive Telling Time - Learning to tell time is fun - GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd
A Montessori Approach to Math - Hundred Board! - Rantek Inc.
Memory Game: Addition - @Reks
Memory Game: Subtraction - @Reks
Fractions App By Tap To Learn - TapToLearn Software
General Grade:
TeachMe: Kindergarten - 24x7digital LLC
TeachMe: 1st Grade - 24x7digital LLC
TeachMe: 2nd Grade - 24x7digital LLC
Alphabet & Learning to Write:
iWriteWords (Handwriting Game) - gdiplus
Dolch Words:
Word BINGO - ABCya.com
Montessori Crosswords - Spelling With Phonics-Enabled Alphabet - L'Escapadou
Phonics:
abc PocketPhonics: letter sounds & writing + first words - Apps in My Pocket Ltd
Bob Books #1 - Reading Magic HD - Learning Touch
Bob Books #2 - Reading Magic HD - Learning Touch
Phonics and Reading With McGuffey - Software For a Better World
Math:
Math Bingo - ABCya.com
Interactive Telling Time - Learning to tell time is fun - GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd
A Montessori Approach to Math - Hundred Board! - Rantek Inc.
Memory Game: Addition - @Reks
Memory Game: Subtraction - @Reks
Fractions App By Tap To Learn - TapToLearn Software
General Grade:
TeachMe: Kindergarten - 24x7digital LLC
TeachMe: 1st Grade - 24x7digital LLC
TeachMe: 2nd Grade - 24x7digital LLC
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Free Math Games - Addition & Subtraction
Here are some free games over at TPT:
Summertime Math Work Stations FREE Addition and Subtraction
Sailor Sums Addition Game
Summertime Math Work Stations FREE Addition and Subtraction
Sailor Sums Addition Game
Pop Bottle Container Garden
No containers for gardening with the kids???...well you do now. Gardening is one of the BEST things a kid can do! Science the easy way!
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