HOMESCHOOLING BEGINS WITH HOME
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| Let your young children’s natural curiosity |
Three practical ways for your children—and you!—to acquire knowledge… together:
- Observe your youngsters at play and build upon what engages them.
- Bring them alongside you in your daily routines.
- Establish reading routines.
Building Upon What Engages Your Child |
A Nature-Loving Child?
Does your son love picking flowers?
Then begin picking flowers with him.
If you know nothing about flowers, educate yourself.
Then naturally share what you are learning with your son:
“Oh, darlin’, look at those fuzzy things all around the middle of the flower. What happens when you touch them?”
Then go on to explain what you have learned about pollen.
| A Budding Artist?
But I also had two children who thoroughly enjoyed paper and pencil, both drawing and writing. Does your preschooler enjoy drawing and yet you know nothing about drawing? Get children’s books from the library on drawing and educate yourself about basic techniques. Then the next time your daughter begins to draw, sit with her and apply a few of those techniques to your paper and show her what you’re learning. Or perhaps an older child will come alongside your young daughter to minister to her. (See the sidenote to the right.) An Early Reader? Not all children read early, but some do. My child who was “allergic” to paper and pencil thoroughly enjoyed books of all sorts, even when young. If your child enjoys books, visit your library often and enjoy developing your family reading routine. Odd Interests?
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Some children are averse to pencil and paper. I had one of those. - Tiny things. She also spent a lot of time taking things apart to look at their tiny components, folding things until they got smaller, and writing really small. At college, she enjoys atomic theory and microscopic biology. Her minor at college is biomathematics.
- The fourth dimension. As she matured, she often pondered dimensions that we couldn’t access and had an acute spatial awareness, which has branched out to the love of learning spherical and hyperbolic geometry. Again, the math major.
- Music. She would make musical instruments from cardboard boxes and egg cartons when she was young. As she matured, she independently studied composers, music composition, and music history. Her dual college major includes music composition.
Sometime in 2009, | A Physical Child? Does your son love to run, run, run, bounce, bounce, bounce, play hard, play hard, play hard? Count his bounces with him. Play ball. give him the freedom to enjoy simply being a child. |
as you relate your Lord through abiding,
He will lighten your burden
as you navigate the waters
of homeschool preschool and early elementary
by wisely using the three “ships” of this season:
Relationship ~ Stewardship ~ Scholarship
Additional articles related to the theme of Scholarship:
- Toddler Activities at Home
This outside link to my dear cyberspace friend Wendy’s helpful website for moms and toddlers offers practical insights and applications for homeschooling toddlers. - Shirley’s Preschool Activities
This outside link to Shirley’s helpful website for moms and preschoolers offers scholarship activities for beginning homeschoolers. - Later Elementary and Junior High School Scholarship
- High School
has chosen to relate to her particular children
through homeschooling.
As she continues in the fear of the Lord
and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit,
strengthen her resolve to walk with Christ in liberty
as she acquires knowledge right along with her child.
a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is the
key to this treasure.
~Isaiah 33:6
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