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The Great North American Eclipse
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The eclipse on August 21, 2017, will be a total solar eclipse. This means the moon will completely cover the disc of the sun.
rs a total solar eclipse will sweep from one coast to the other in America.
On average, a total solar eclipse is visible from a specific location on earth only every 360 years, so chances are, if you want to see one, you need to travel a little.......continue reading
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Actvities to Keep Kids Quiet During Read Alouds
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Are your kids bouncing off the walls while you’re trying to read aloud? They’re squirming, giggling, and kicking while you struggle to be heard over the commotion. Instead of getting frustrated, try one of these 7 quiet activities!
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Family Read-Aloud: Beyond the Picture Book
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Snuggle up before bedtime, pull out a picture book and read to your preschooler. Many families read to their children in the early years. They know that reading aloud plays a significant role in a preschool child’s thinking and language development. Reading aloud to preschoolers increases their phonic and grammatical awareness, solidifies their language development and strengthens their reading readiness.
What about after that? Why read to a student who can read independently? Is there value to reading aloud to our older children? Apparently, many families choose not to. but 83% of children up through age 17 said they really enjoyed being read to at home. Continue reading
Surviving the Homeschool Winter Slump
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Are any of you experiencing the homeschool winter slump right now? The holidays are over, Weather prevents most outdoor activities for many of us. Spring seems so far away. Colds seems to be shared better than anything else in the home. If you are new to homeschooling, don't worry, this is normal. It happens to all of us, whether you have homeschooled for one year or 20+ years
These are just a few of our own ideas and ones we have gathered from other homeschool moms..... continue reading
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Encourage Your Boys to Read with Great Books That They Will Love- 3 Tips
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Do your boys struggle with reading? If so, you are not alone. It’s a fact; boys don’t read as much as girls and this reading gender gap is affecting boys’ performance in school and beyond. So how can you encourage boys to read? It will take some trial and error, and possibly research on the parents’ part.
Tips for encouraging boys to read:
1. Read with them.
This should start when they are toddlers. Toddlers will quickly learn that books are fun, pretty, and colorful. All toddlers benefit from the time a loving parent spends reading to him or her.
As they grow, continue to reading with them, whether it is a book for school