It's back-to-school time again and I'm really excited! On weekends, I spend a few hours developing a supplemental curriculum for my little guy.
A few of my friends tell me I'm hard core, but he doesn't really get homework yet and I'd love for him to get back into the habit of doing some work after school. It's actually become one of my favorite hobbies, and allows me to get more involved with my son's education. Plus, with email, it's now so much easier to coordinate with his teachers on what he's learning at school and at home with me.
Last summer, I blogged about creating fall activities and traditions for you and your children. Check out these two previous posts to get started today:
Also, check out two of my personal favorites for educational activities with my little guy:
- Singapore Math. This is a great program for teaching children math, either for homeschooling or as a supplement to public or private education.
- The Word Ladder series
These books are great for teaching kids to read words. My little guy really learned to sound out consonants and vowels with their fun games.
Please check back over the next couple of weeks, too: as we get farther into the school year, I'll be blogging more on developing a supplemental curriculum for kids.
Do you have tips or tricks of your own for getting the kids (and yourself) ready for the school year? Or favorite fall activities for the whole family?
Share them with the Care.com community by posting a comment!
Nice boy you have got. And, yes he has a resemblance to the original.
I have two of them. Dave and Kevin, both are not too keen about going to school. I have promised them a Mad Science birthday party. Kevin has agreed with enthusiasm.
Mad Science event is a treat to watch both for the adults as well as the kids.
The party which we went to was at Victor(hubby)'s friend's home in San Fransisco.
Demonstrations of
spectacular chemical reactions, cinematic special
effects, fantastic forces, bubbling potions and more is on show during the 45 mins to 1.30 hour demonstration.
Kids need a break to travel into their imaginative realm and if their fantasy land is Mad Science, Maths and Science is also taken care of while they travel.
Posted by: Nancy | August 11, 2008 at 11:24 PM
hi im not sure u name but i read u post about u helping u son where do u live that u son is 8 and no homework my duaghter was in kinder this past school year and she did had a lot of homework and this year that she goes to first grade will be even more homework and yes i do agree with u with the internet adn all the facility with computers homework it makes it easy and more fun for kids i did homework all summer long with both of my girls they are 6 and 4 and belive me both love it the go to summer school and dance and karate adn after al that we come home adn we do one hour of homework everyday and they love it well hope to heard from u more about u and u son god bless u been a good dad
Posted by: tessy | August 12, 2008 at 10:43 AM
What about back-to-school fund-raising?
Posted by: John Berosh | January 05, 2009 at 09:13 AM