January 16, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Special Needs, Homeschooling, Educational, Parenting, Autism / 0 comments
The idea behind scaffolding is that with appropriate adult help, children can often perform tasks that they are incapable of completing on their own. With this in mind, scaffolding–where the adult continually adjusts the level of his or her help in response to the child’s level of performance–is an effective form of teaching.
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Books & Activities for Reluctant Readers
July 20, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Books, Reading, Homeschooling, Educational / 0 comments
Whether your child is already showing signs that they are a reluctant…
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Best Telling Time Activities – Teach Children How to Tell Time
July 7, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Homeschooling, Educational, Parenting / 0 comments
Learning how to tell time can be tricky, especially in our digital…
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The Games We Play and Why – Educational Board Games that Kids Love!
June 20, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Educational, Gift Guide, Holidays, Parenting / 1 comment
Sarah and I are play-therapists so we, well, we play for a…
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24 Fabulous, Fun, Free Printable Games!
June 8, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Summer, Social Emotional, Homeschooling, Educational, Parenting / 0 comments
A huge collection of free printable games with lots of fast boredom busters to keep the kids busy. Encourage skill building by playing games!
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The Big Bang Book and Unit Study
May 4, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Science, Books, Homeschooling, Educational / 2 comments
The Big Bang Book presents the mystery of how the universe began…
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How Scaffolding Learning Strategies Helps Your Child
January 16, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Special Needs, Homeschooling, Educational, Parenting, Autism / 0 comments
The idea behind scaffolding is that with appropriate adult help, children can often perform tasks that they are incapable of completing on their own. With this in mind, scaffolding–where the adult continually adjusts the level of his or her help in response to the child’s level of performance–is an effective form of teaching.
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Literature Lesson Plans for Intermediate Readers
September 7, 2019 / by Shelah Moss / Books, Reading, Homeschooling, Educational / 0 comments
Do you want to entice students to think critically? To get excited…
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Literature Lesson Plans and Resources for Young Reader Chapter Books
September 5, 2019 / by Shelah Moss / Educational, Books, Reading, Homeschooling / 0 comments
What do you do when you have a bright child who just…
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Vocabulary Rocks!
March 24, 2019 / by admin / Crafts, Vocabulary, Art Projects, Homeschooling, Educational / 0 comments
Rock painting can be addictive. We have enjoyed decorating rocks for years…
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Active Math Games for Elementary School
February 27, 2019 / by Shelah Moss / Math, Homeschooling, Educational / 0 comments
Years of working with children have taught us that different children benefit…
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