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Education Week in Review: March 22 – March 28

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If you are interested in education discussion check both the articles and the forum this week. There have been several different topics discussed in both places. I am excited to see so many opinions and so much participation taking place! Tuesday, March 25 Why We Need More than Phonemic Readers Children need to learn to sound out words. However not all words can be sounded out by the phonics rules. Therefore children must learn to discover new words by other means also. One great way is by exposure to as many words as possible. Wednesday, March 26 Some Board Games … Continue reading →

Some Board Games Strengthen Math Skills

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While many educators and child psychologist will say that children need to be up and out playing rather than sitting in the house with games, not all games are bad. Some games encourage and require children to think and use academic skills. There are many games out there that were designed to help strengthen certain skills in children. One study proved exactly that point. After one research study it was found that preschool children from low income families greatly benefited from a playing board game. The children made gains in counting skills and other skills after participating in a game … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum Glossary: (Accel – Ask Dr.)

Accelerated Christian Education is a biblically based curriculum. It provides a child with reasonable goals, measurable success that motivates and rewards the child. ACE is known for its use of PACES a system of breaking the curriculum up into bite size pieces that gives the child a sense of accomplishment while informing them of how much further they have to go. This K-12 program also offers post-secondary courses to give a child a head start on college. Activity Math is a manipulative based workbook program. “Each book is organized into 10 strands including place value, multiplication, fractions, decimals, and geometry. … Continue reading →

Age Appropriate Kids Board Games

In a previous blog I talked about the Million Family Challenge and its goal of encouraging families to play board games together. Tyler and I signed up for the challenge and have had fun playing games and logging our minutes. Although we play games all the time, I’ve had to find new games to keep things interesting. One of the biggest challenges when selecting games is choosing the right game for your child’s age. In the February/March 2005 issue of Scholastic Parent and Child, some of the guesswork has been done for you. They offer a list of some of … Continue reading →