Let's Get Organized! Photo Credit GoodHousekeeping.com If you are like me, you have seen tons and tons of great resources flying through social media. I personally swore off Facesnap and Instapic a while ago, but given the current climate I have begun embracing it again as a way to both collect and share information. Its amazing how many resources are out there and being shared! That being said, the problem with all of them, at least in the social media setting, is that they end up being scatter throughout your feed and can become difficult to find. So, I have decided to start creating an organized list of online resources by topic. The concept is simple. Below you will find headings based on my schedule, (which I blogged about here , and made a video about below). You will find if you click on any of these headings that you will be directed to a new page maintained here on this blog that lists all the resources I have found and/or had shared with me.
Stick with the Basics Remember, this is likely a short term situation and your child is going to go back to school at some point. Our purpose during this time in my opinion is to keep them learning and using their brains so they continue to develop. So, stick to the basics. Math wise, the basics would included some of the more obvious concepts that we all use everyday. Obviously we want to spend time working with the four main operations, adding and subtracting, as well as multiplying and dividing. Depending upon the age of your children this might be all you need to worry about. Beyond that, clear up to middle school aged students we see a need for things like working with fractions, percentages, and decimals. Doing some work with integers (negative numbers) is also beneficial. Money math, ratios, and basic geometry (perimeter and area) would all be good to consider. As well as basic algebra if your children are older. I will give you a couple quick and easy