101 Homeschool Ideas

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Cooperative Learning has been around for a very long time. It is an powerful teaching philosophy even when you are homeschooling one or two children. The different strategies to get children to work together and to engage in the learning process are helpful and typically engage the different learning styles. You will really enjoy this podcast CONTINUE The post Episode 31 Cooperative Learning appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Okay… I know that we are supposed to be the adults. We are supposed to be dignified and set the example… SOMETIMES! Games help us connect to our children because that is how they connect to each other. Let’s face it, sometimes our children need us to get down and play with them at their level. CONTINUE The post 8 Immature Games That Help You Connect With Your Children appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Here is our podcast full of homeschool ideas for parents with visual learners. This podcast will help you identify if your children are visual learners through weaknesses and strengths. Visual learning activities need to engage your children through their vision. Graphs, charts, diagrams, colors, pictures, videos, etc… will all help you engage your children if CONTINUE The post Visual Learning Activities appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Do you have children that learn better with their ears than they do their eyes? It is very important that we understand how our children prefer to learn. Once we know that, then we can begin to prepare activities that will take advantage of those particular learning styles. Aligning our teaching methods and activities with our CONTINUE The post Auditory Learning Activities appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

In episode 27, I focus on the kinesthetic learner. Here are some fun activities that your kinesthetic learners will love. Show Notes for Episode 27: Kinesthetic Learners TED Talks The tool/app of the day is the TED Talks App for both iOs and Android devices. You can get the TED Talks app by clicking on CONTINUE The post Kinesthetic Learning Activities appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

It is obvious that not everyone learns in the same way. This podcast addresses three major learning styles: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic (motion).  For each learning style I will give you some things to look for that will help you identify if your child might benefit from lesson activities utilizing that particular learning style as well as CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas for Different Learning Styles appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Michele Brown is the Senior Assistant Director of Economic Access & Ohio State University Acadmey Program. She has been in undergraduate admissions for 27 YEARS!!!!. She knows her stuff, so get ready for some great advice about getting into college. She has some excellent homeschool ideas! College Preparation for Homeschool Families Without question, the most CONTINUE The post Michele Brown and Ohio State appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

5 steps to help your children benefit from good peer reviews. The studies are really clear that peer reviews not only help the student whose work gets reviewed, but the learning of the reviewer increases as well. This episode walks you through 5 important tips to help your children both receive feedback as well as CONTINUE The post Homeschool Peer Review appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

12 questions from people who don’t quite understand homeschool and how I answer them. Let’s face it. Every one of us has asked that question we regretted as soon as the words left our mouth. Maybe for you it was: “When is your baby due?” … Only to realize that there is no baby, or CONTINUE The post Homeschool Questions appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

5 things to do RIGHT NOW to improve your children’s college application. Click on this link and get my takeaways from the interview and summary of 5 things you can do right now that will improve your children’s chance of getting into THE school of their choice! 5 things you can do TODAY! Jeannie Borin CONTINUE The post Homeschool College Preparation appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Here is a very easy science idea to help your younger children understand the idea behind the different states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Also in this interview: I explain one of my favorite journal applications. It is the app that I use to keep my personal journal. Get ready to take a trip CONTINUE The post Home School Easy Science Idea appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Math + Writing + Presentation Tool = Homeschool Ideas Episode 20 I am really excited about this episode because I have 5 homeschool ideas for you that you could use tomorrow. Get ready, get set, GO!!!   MATH HOMESCHOOL IDEAS Throughout several of these interviews, one of the common threads has been a frustration with CONTINUE The post Home School Ideas Ep 20 appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Sarah Ratliff lives in Tyler, Texas and shares her awesome homeschool journey in this interview. I am so grateful for her willingness to participate and visit with me for a few minutes. Check out one of Sarah’s favorite educational sites: The Ten Boom Institute. Just click on the following link. www.tenboominstitute.com   The post Home School appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

This podcast is a great interview for parents that have decided to homeschool their children because of behavior or challenges that require a little extra attention. To be honest, I went into this interview a little bit blind in the fact that I was not sure exactly what Lisa Hone was doing. I was talking with CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Episode 18: Lisa Hone appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

101 Homeschool Ideas for Planning   Today’s podcast is going to focus on planning and organization. I want to introduce you to Notability. I love this note-taking application. The tool of the day: Notability This is an awesome note taking application. My favorite features are: Sync with the cloud Take clips directly from the web CONTINUE The post Episode 17: Plan Do Check Adjust appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Today’s interview is with Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko. She has co-authored/edited a new book called Natural Born Learners: Unschooling And Autonomy In Education. By the time my 30 minutes with Beatrice were over, I felt rejuvenated and inspired. You will too. She has some great information to share. Click here to see the show notes and learn how to CONTINUE The post Homeschooling Ideas Ep 16: Beatrice Ekwa Ekoko appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

I decided that I would recap our last 14 episodes and the ideas that we are getting from the awesome interviews. I have really been so grateful for all of the people that we have had the opportunity to interview and I have some great podcasts ready for you starting with episode 16. I will CONTINUE The post Top 10 Ideas for Homeschool Parents appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Here is another edition of the Friday skill and review podcast. This skill, that I call “All Talk/No Talk,” is an excellent skill for managing the energy level of your class or discussion on the fly. I also get to introduce you to my oldest son, Paden. He gives a review of a new math CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Ep 14 New Teaching Skill appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.

Here is another great interview. Ericka Joseph lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She has her own homeschool podcast called the Homeschool Adventure Show. She co-hosts that podcast with her daughter Akili. It is kind of fun to sit back and listen to Akili review the week with her mom on the podcast. You can also CONTINUE The post Homeschool Ideas Ep 13 Ericka Joseph appeared first on 101 Homeschool Ideas.