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Education with a BANG!
Snips and snails and puppy dog tails – that’s what little boys are made of. It is true boys and girls are different. The same can be said for how they learn.
While many girls enjoy the audio-visual aspects of learning including reading, writing and storytelling, many boys prefer the kinesthetic, hands-on aspects of learning. Anyone who has been around an active little boy understands the struggle any teacher would have with making that boy sit still for lessons. Keeping them still and focused is a challenge for most of their education.
These boys (and sometimes girls) need to be offered education that keeps them moving, having fun and learning, all rolled into one. This can be accomplished through use of manipulatives, learning games, field trips and experiments. Making it a more enjoyable learning environment will help these boys learn better, and achieve higher results. Creating lessons around topics they enjoy can also add to a beneficial learning experience. Dirt and mud and gross things are often inspiring to little boys and can keep their attention through a lesson. Superheroes are characters of interest to many little boys (and big boys too) and so can be used to inspire creative writing, science experiments and even math problems.
Education with a BANG suggests that when teaching active boys, incorporate a subject they love and develop it into a lesson that will help them learn the basics of education like math, science, history, english and geography. Not only will it ease the stress on the teacher, but it will benefit the child who will then love to learn!
Exclusive Education with a Bang unit studies are available right now at www.homeeducationresourceemporium.com/unit-studies
Look for the unit studies on soldiers, pirates, spies and more and put some BANG into your lessons.
Sneak Peek: History of Fashion Through Textiles
History of Fashion Through Textiles is a 4 module unit study covering cotton, silk, wool and flax. It describes the process from raw material to cloth, including the history of the use of the cloth. Activities within the unit study include math, history, science, art and more making it a cross-curricular unit of study.
Here is a sneak peek:
Module 3: Cotton
It’s not what you learn, it’s what you know!
Homeschool lessons are full of facts, figures and information. Obviously, your students will not retain everything they learn. But the main lesson for them to get is how to find the answer.
Knowing how to find the answer is as good as knowing the answer. Not only does it teach children how to become independent learners but it also allows them to know the answer to any question they come by. When a child asks a question, certainly it is easy to offer them the answer. But it is a better learning lesson if you show them how they can find that out for themselves. Encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauruses can be used to find information, understand spelling or understand the meaning of a word. The internet is a great tool for search and find. Also, how to use the library is an important lesson on independent learning. At first, teaching them how to find the answers themselves will be a time-consuming lesson but eventually, much of their studies can be done on their own.
It is also encouraging for a child who is struggling with math or finds it hard to remember all the dates in history, that should they come across the need to know this information, there are ways to find it out.
Instant Lessons!
Downloadable ebooks are a great way to have instant lessons! Find the book, add it to your cart, download and print!
Downloading workbooks is time-saving, money-saving and paper-saving because you need only to print the pages you want. It gives you a great opportunity to fill in lessons with ready-made worksheets, templates and more. Even novels can be downloaded which can be great when there is a hard to find or popular book to be read for that lesson. Sometimes it is worth downloading a book to see if it is worth buying it for keeps. Audiobooks can also be downloaded to a computer or MP3 player, allowing for stories on the go, or to help the audio learner. Downloadable ebooks make quick and easy lesson plans with just a couple of clicks of the mouse!
Theme units – boredom buster
Sometimes school work can be boring. If a child is not enjoying the subject or is struggling with the lesson it can be hard to teach them.
Theme units are a great way to beat the boredom. Pick a theme your child enjoys and develop it into a lesson plan. Or find a theme unit that already exists and use it. Because theme units encompass cross-curricular activities all geared to that specific theme, your child can get a well-rounded lesson on something they enjoy. It is amazing how keen they will be to do their school work when pirates or princesses are involved!
E-Text
When it comes time to hunt for home-based learning materials, you can save a trip to a dusty book shop by broadening your horizons. The Internet has opened up a whole new realm of possibilities by providing access to virtually unlimited sources of information. Whereas public schools have a tendency to indoctrinate children with the same old science textbooks and English reading lists, homeschooled kids have other options.
Electronic books, or eBooks, can be purchased online at minimal cost, and they are easily stored in electronic reading devices such as Amazon’s Kindle or Sony’s PRS-500. EBooks have been highly touted for their portability; you can fit the equivalent of 500 books in your pocket. These electronic books have revolutionized the publishing industry, and they could soon do the same for textbooks.