What is a Geoboard?
Well, to paraphrase the Wikipedia entry, A Geoboard is a tool often used to explore basic concepts in geometry such as perimeter, area or the characteristics of triangles and other shapes. It’s generally a board with nails partly driven in, and students are encouraged to place rubber bands around the nails to [...]
I’ve been trying to do this kind of post “for quite some time now” (sorry, The Matrix is playing in the next room) and try and move away from my content-thin blogposts of late (and early).
So without further ado, I bring you my rss feed picks for today!
Craft
These Goodie Bags look quite simple to make [...]
I decided to see how many themes for 2009 I could find as I tend to hear about them midway through the year – when all the cool events have passed.
I think the most exciting one is:
The International Year of Astronomy
which encompasses a whole bunch of anniversarys including a celebration of Galileo who created the [...]
My Quivers Full has a write up on her family’s Chore Chart method which I want to make a few notes on for future reference/ideas.
In prominent place (on fridge) and easy to use (move from one side of the line to the other when complete)
Chores portrayed using photos of area/object at home and written title
Examples [...]
Guilt-Free Homeschooling has an interesting post about which Social Skills are important to teach a preschooler and offering ideas for instilling them in your child. By learning Social Skills your child should be on the front foot when it comes to that ugly word Socialisation. Carolyn includes ideas for: Patience, Sharing, Fairness, Sportsmanship, [...]