January 16, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Parenting, Educational, Homeschooling, Special Needs, 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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Forest Lessons: Learning from Nature Activities
March 15, 2021 / by Shelah Moss / Educational, Homeschooling / 1 comment
I love this time of year, the valleys are verdant, the…
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A Brood of Chicks Learning Games & Crafts
December 22, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Educational, Social Emotional / 1 comment
One day we opened our message box and found an invitation from…
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The Best Active Toys for Stay at Home Fun and Learning
March 4, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Summer, Gross Motor, Parenting, Gift Guide / 0 comments
Looking for the best kids Active Toys to Keep the Kids Busy…
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How Scaffolding Learning Strategies Helps Your Child
January 16, 2020 / by Shelah Moss / Parenting, Educational, Homeschooling, Special Needs, 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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Learn with Play: 150+ Ideas for Year-round Fun & Learning
October 28, 2018 / by Shelah Moss /
This is a fantastic resource for parents, teachers, and caregivers of young children. With 94 co-authors, it has a huge variety of fun hands-on activities.
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Exploring Owls Art Project and Learning Unit
September 24, 2018 / by admin /
Soar into learning with our Owl learning resources; perfect for a Owl Unit Study.
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Learning Has No Hours of Operation
September 24, 2018 / by admin /
How to encourage curiosity in children.
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10+ Card Games for Learning Math Facts
September 21, 2018 / by admin /
With just a Deck of Playing Cards, it’s possible to play all sorts of fun math games. It’s also handy that it’s easy to take the deck of cards with you so you can play anywhere.
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Dozens of Picture Book Activities for Popular Children’s Books
May 4, 2021 / by Shelah Moss / Educational, Books, Reading, Homeschooling, Crafts / 15 comments
There are two items that seemed to multiply on their own in…
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Race to Build – An Olympic Inspired STEM Relay Race
April 21, 2021 / by Shelah Moss / STEM, Gross Motor / 5 comments
Looking for some Olympic inspiration? Try this Olympic Inspired STEM Relay Race!…
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