Home-Based Summer School - Page 3
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FLASHCARDS are popular teaching tools at home and in schools. Flashcards can range from picture cards to multiplication/division flash cards depending on your child's grade level. Pre-school and Kindergarten students can start with picture cards in which they can learn how to say the words, the beginning sounds as well as the ending sounds. You can purchase flashcards anywhere like Wal-Mart or Toys R Us, shop online at some of my recommended sites or you can make your own flashcards or have your child make his own flashcards.
WORKSHEETS are especially helpful because they also train your child to do some work as they would in school. Students in the grade levels starting from first grade and up can read their own instructions when working on the worksheets - a great practical practice to learn at an early age. Books filled with worksheets ranging from Phonics to Math, from Geography to History can be purchased at various bookstores and teachers' supply stores. The sites I recommend also have the abundance of workbooks and flashcards I mentioned. You can make one-stop online purchases with some of these amazing sites.
Conducting SCIENCE & MATH PROJECTS in your home is a fun way to learn. Children love Science because of the hands-on experiments they get from them in schools. Parents sometimes forget the fun of having these hands-on experiences. Working on a science project together is great quality time well spent for you and your child, its fun and exciting and quite an educational one as well. Your child will not forget these projects and experiments.
As we live in this technological age, let us not forget utilizing various types of COMPUTER SOFTWARE to assist your child in his educational goals. There are literally hundreds of computer software out there that can help your child improve his phonics, reading, math and cognitive thinking skills. Your child will always enjoy the interactive experience they have with the colorful and lively characters in their computer. We are so fortunate to live in this age and time when the possibilities are endless with our technology. Experience your computer and make the most of it. Learn a new language, tour a European museum, and explore all seven continents of the world. The key to learning is exploration and what better way to explore right from your own home than with the computer. As with anything, surfing on the information highway should be handled with care, taking necessary precautions for your and your child's safety.
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