The best way to teach your child to read is by teaching them phonics and phonological awareness. Here are 10 fun games to get you started that you can play over the holidays. I Spy Understanding that words are made up of individual sounds is a very important pre-reading skill. The traditional game, I Spy,…
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5 Practical Money Skills Teen Entrepreneurs Learn – Thrift, Resourcefulness, and the MacGyver Syndrome
Do you remember the TV show ‘MacGyver’ from the late 80’s? Over the years that name has become legendary, personifying resourcefulness. Armed with his trusty Swiss Army knife, MacGyver would save the world weekly with everyday items like paper clips, rubber bands or whatever it was he could find. He could turn almost anything into…
Consider the Important
Holidays are a wonderful time for everyone to turn off the urgent and focus on the important. Many years ago, I was attending a church service when the preacher mentioned these words and I must admit, at the time, the statement perplexed me. I was a busy mom. I had a wonderful husband, two small…
5 Practical Money Skills Teen Entrepreneurs Learn – Budgeting as a Business
Teaching your teen how to create a budget is more than simply showing them how to keep track of their income and expenses. Budgeting is a skill that will serve them both personally and as an entrepreneur. They will see firsthand how planning ahead where their money goes can help them achieve their goals! There…
Does your child struggle to read and write?
Does your child struggle to read and write, often mixing ‘b’s with ‘d’s when writing, skipping words or lines when reading? Lack focus or concentration, preferring to stare out the window or lie with one eye covered when writing? These are tell-tale signs that a child has convergence insufficiency, where they are unable to focus…
How to Teach Your Child to Read
Teaching your child to read is one of the joys of home schooling – watching them discover the magic in letters, the stories that unfold and the sense of accomplishment as they read words and sentences. Traditionally, the way children learn to read is by flash cards – stringing the letters together to create words….
RVing – Celebrate a Dead Guy
Hey Traveler, In Fort Wayne, IN (just an hour from my house) sits a small hill in the midst of the urban sprawl. It’s surrounded by malls, restaurants and strip-centers. In fact it’s right next to the mammoth, convention center parking lot on a sliver of green space next to the river. If you happen…
To Be Polite… Is it Really that Hard?
I think the best way to help ourselves and our children to be more polite, is to look at the heart of manners. Manners (being polite) are about helping those around us to feel valued and comfortable. If our objective in life is to walk as the Savior walked and to love as the Savior…
Does your child have these tell-tale signs of dyslexia?
If your child has been struggling with reading and writing it may be dyslexia, but how can you be sure? Dyslexia covers a wide spectrum of literacy difficulties. Some dyslexic children find it impossible to learn to read and write. While others do learn, but then run into difficulties when they’re older as they read…
