by Kris Cox | May 1, 2023 | educational games, Elementary age students, Great Homeschool Ideas, homemade games, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Preschoolers, Reluctant learner, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Games are excellent tools to use for teaching your children. They strengthen focus, memory skills, executive functioning skills, analytic and problem-solving skills, and even socialization skills. The hands-on, active learning opportunity it provides is also...
by Kris Cox | Mar 28, 2023 | Delight-directed learning, discovery learning, Elementary age students, family, Finding joy, Great Homeschool Ideas, homemade games, Homeschooling, Joy of learning, Language arts, Learning stations, Preschoolers, strategy games for learning, Summer ideas, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Our family loves to play board games, so we often used educational games for learning in our homeschool years. Check out this blogpost to see the many benefits of using games for learning. They can be used to teach information or to review information already learned...
by Kris Cox | Feb 7, 2023 | Character Building Ideas, Elementary age students, family, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling with Confidence, Preschoolers, Reluctant learner, School Planning, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Over the years, our family played a lot of educational games to help our children learn. Phonics games, math games, geography games, strategy games, you name it, we may have played it! And our children greatly enjoyed learning through games. Now that our children are... by Kris Cox | Feb 3, 2022 | Curriculum, Delight-directed learning, discovery learning, Elementary age students, family, Finding joy, Goal setting, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Learning Styles, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Reluctant learner, School Planning, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Photo by Юлія Дубина on Unsplash Some children just naturally love to learn, they’re easy to teach because they soak up information like a sponge. They beg you to teach them math and reading and more. Other children don’t gravitate to learning on their own. They’re... by Kris Cox | Oct 9, 2021 | Bible study, Character Building Ideas, COVID-19 Pandemic, Delight-directed learning, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, School Planning, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games, Toddlers
Photo by Juliane Liebermann on Unsplash With COVID fears and our current world situation, there have been numerous families making the choice to homeschool for the first time over the last year. The National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI.org) gives the... by Kris Cox | Apr 10, 2020 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, COVID-19 Pandemic, Curriculum, Delight-directed learning, discovery learning, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Finding joy, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Language arts, Learning stations, Learning Styles, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Reluctant learner, School Planning, strategy games for learning, Struggling Learner, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Photo by Jeremy Alford on Unsplash Make Learning Fun with We Love to Learn Stations Homeschooling is so much more than just doing school at home. It’s a lifestyle of learning where we’re taking every opportunity to help our children learn through real life...