Long Distance Moves: Be prepared for cash flow problems. New apartments, phone companies, and utilities may require immediate cash deposits but refunds from old deposits can take weeks. When moving to a new state, find out how long you have before you must change your car registration and tags. If changing banks, keep old bank accounts open until all checks have cleared. Some businesses do … Continue reading Moving Tips
Most of these ideas can be used even if you’re not homeschooling. As parents, we are our children’s primary educator. Learning takes place everywhere, anywhere. Look for opportunities to teach in everyday activities. If you’re getting a new rug, have your child help with measuring. Let your child follow a recipe. Talk about measurements using standard and metric. Have them design a house. What size … Continue reading This Works for Me: Tips for Teaching at Home
Start young. I let my 2 year old choose her clothes. I would put out 2 outfits on her bed to choose from. As she got a little older, she would pick out her own outfits. Some days I might say, “Ok. You can keep the top or the pants on.” Then she would run back to her room and change either the top or … Continue reading Teaching Children the Art of Making Decisions
While my husband and I were house hunting we never took the children with us. When we did select a house, we waited until the contract was accepted before showing the children their new home. Then we has to sell our old house. We packed away the messiest toys and when someone called to see the house, we’d play the “pick-up game”. I’s race the children to see … Continue reading From Moms to Moms: Moving
Remember how you felt in September when you were child getting ready for school? The newness, the excitement. Were you eager to see your friends again? Did the excitement wear off by the end of September as you look forward to June again? Recall buying new clothes, new shoes, pencils, erasers, rulers, copybooks with blank pages waiting to be filled. I was always full of … Continue reading See you in September….
For some, learning is something we are forced to do. It is a chore- a sentence. For 12 years we must go to school. I hear parents say to little ones, “Get used to it.” Yet, a “grin and bear it” attitude takes away from learning. Most of us believe that learning should be fun; that learning is growing; that each year should be like kindergarden- lots … Continue reading Homeschooling: An Option (part 1)
For variety, make sandwiches using hamburger buns, hot dog buns or whole wheat bread. Include one chocolate “kiss”. Adds a little sweetness and lots of love. Make jello with lots of fresh fruits (add when jello is partially set.) Sen to school in thermos. Add fun stickers or holiday stickers to sandwich bags. Warm soup in the morning and send in a thermos. Add a … Continue reading Lunch Box Delights
Trade Skills with another mother. Swap lessons in cooking, arts and crafts, sewing, make-up. You teach her children and she’ll teach yours. Straws: Use “fun” straws, bendable or looped ones, to encourage kids to drink more fluids. Save popsicle sticks and make planes, crosses, photo frames. Use your imagination! Use baking soda to remove skid marks on floors, stove tops. Works great! Play CD’s during … Continue reading This Works for Me!
Consider these things: A day school program is likely to be more intense than an evening continuing education program. Find out the percentage of students in the program in which you are applying who are also holding full time jobs or returning to school. This will give an indication of the amount of support offered for the special needs of these types of students. Some programs have … Continue reading Considering Going Back to School?
Need to BUY SHOES or slippers for children without them? Trace their foot and take it with you. Works with gloves too! NO TIME TO WRITE?- Have stamped postcard ready. Just jotting a quick “thinking of you” note goes a long way to bridge the gap between letters or phone calls. (Angela DiCicco) For the pre-reading group- Using large print, LABEL items in your home such … Continue reading This Works for Me!
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 