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Re: Having # 3 and #1 is an unmotiveated almost 5 year old...

Hi Tracy, Thanks for posting your questions re: your 5 yr. old. I wanted to take this moment to talk a bit about the 3 stages of childhood and how that plays out in homeschooling. In my former life (before homeschooling) I was a teacher in a Waldorf school and earned a dual degree in Human Dev. and Family...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by hsiamy on 03-20-2008
Re: any one from uk here

Hello I'm from Farnham in Surrey and I'm considering homeschooling my 3 year old until she reaches Secondary age. I'm considering joining Education Otherwise and HEAS to see if there are any homeschooling families and groups in my area. My only experience of homeschooling is helping my elder...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by Mum23girls on 03-01-2008
Re: How young can a child be???

You might look at the book Kitchen Table math from www.artofproblemsolving.com . It gives fun activities for ages 2 and up to learn mathematical concepts through everyday life. For more ideas of things to do with a gifted child you might start reading at www.hoagiesgifted.org and check into articles...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by dragonpony on 02-29-2008
Re: How young can a child be???

You have such good ideas. Thank you. My boy really loves music and rhythm. He's constantly humming paterns and beats. We got him a drum set and he loves it. He even makes up songs using our names... abbi (daddy), mommy, and his baby brother Judah. You've inspired me to incorporate the A is for...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by undaunted1 on 02-19-2008
How young can a child be???

I have a two year old who is curious and inquisitive and very active. I fear if I don't direct his energy into something creative he will run wild. Is he too young to start home schooling? What can I do to help him along. He can count to thirteen...we're working our way to 20, and he says the...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by undaunted1 on 02-18-2008
Re: Starting early

Like you, I don't know whether it is labeled "homeschool" when your child is under officil school age, but our home has always been a place where learning is not only encouraged, it is embraced and celebrated. When my daughter was born, my mother's girlfriend was showing her how to...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by EricaInTassie on 01-17-2008
Re: Please help, new to home schooling

Well, I do think that 16m is a little young to be starting a formal education. But I understand and commend you for wanting to get things prepared. Most cirriculum packages don't offer anything before 4 years old, but even then I don't do anything really formal. Sort of just let them take the...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by snoopy101 on 01-17-2008
Re: Starting early

Thanks. I'll look for that book, it sounds interesting. I am having so much fun. This is what I went to school for so I'm glad to put it to good use, and with the best student ever. I do try to go with his ques Today we made a Square Robot, he wanted to do more so we made a sq collage from scraps...

Posted to Getting Started (Forum) by onesassymommy on 01-16-2008

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