Posts by: Aadel Bussinger
Math in real life is not sedentary. It happens in real time with real action! Using our bodies as well as our minds to problem-solve and discover patterns teaches mathematical skills better than any workbook.
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“Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements.” -Maria Montessori In my early years of teaching Sunday School and other ministry classes, there would often erupt from my mouth a very common phrase, “Please sit down and be quiet.” If I had a dollar for every time I have [...]
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Because every person has their own experiences, thoughts, and personalities, it would be impossible to describe the learning process for each person. One of the things that I admire about teachers who are passionate about their profession is that they work hard to relate the subject they are asked to teach to the students they [...]
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You homeschool? Oh that must be expensive! What curriculum do you use? I get those comments a lot. Usually they come all in one breath, expressed as more of a statement than a genuine question. People that don’t homeschool are usually surprised when I tell them that we don’t spend nearly as much on books [...]
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Would you let your children play video games and watch TV whenever they wanted, for as long as they wanted? It seems to be a general fear among parents that children should not be allowed too much screen time or else they will become addicted, not engage in other activates, or a number of other disastrous [...]
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If you were to describe the scope and sequence of a traditional curriculum in terms of how it relates to child development, I think we would see a large discrepancy between what is believed to be a generally broad age range for skills – and the narrow time in which it is taught. In other [...]
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Children learn through doing, and they learn through play. When we provide them with rich sensory experiences such as tasting, touching, and smelling, we are helping them to think creatively and constructively. When you can’t go outside to explore, or you want to provide an outlet for a curious child, sensory tubs are great for building [...]
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If you have ever purchased educational software you have probably heard of Knowledge Adventure. They are one of the biggest developers of games for educators and schools, as well as home learning. Raven has owned several of the graded software programs, and she used to love playing JumpStart online. We were naturally excited when we [...]
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You daringly dashed out, kids in tow, to the pumpkin patch this year and proudly hauled your pumpkin loot home. Now, what is the next natural step but to carve away! Right? Hold it! You want Halloween to be filled with fake gore, not real severed fingers. Before you break out the candles and knives, [...]
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The most common idea of alternative education choice in the public eye remains the traditional private or charter school. Homeschooling is becoming more commonplace and might be considered a close second. However, when most people think of choices in education, they think about school settings. When I describe a private or charter school as traditional, [...]
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The process of becoming a responsible adult is an often shaky one. Many parents realize that their children need some guidance through their teen years, and yet few of us had a good adolescent experience of our own. What can you do to help your teenager live successfully through this difficult period? Be patient. Try [...]
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Do you remember playing for hours on end as a child? I remember playing outside imagining complex stories and situations that would last for days on end. It doesn’t seem that kids do that anymore does it? The days of play in today’s youth have been shortened by longer school hours, organized events and clubs, [...]
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