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Fine motor skills are an important part of development in a young child. It encourages them to use their wrists and hands to complete simple tasks. In fact, everyone needs their fine motor skills for activities such as eating, dressing, cleaning, writing, and painting. This is why it is important to help children develop these skills while they are still young. You can use the following Montessori methods to introduce items and activities to help your child build their fine motor skills. Arts and Crafts There are plenty of arts and crafts projects that can boost their fine motor skills....

Have you ever seen that Grammarly ad on YouTube? The one that emphasizes how important writing skills are? While I have been interrupted and highly annoyed by it at least half-a-hundred times, it does have a point. Somehow a Lice Company Created the Funniest Ad... We should all focus on improving our writing skills at some time or another. Even as adults. However, our children are the ones who can benefit from giving them a boost. Being able to write easily, effortlessly, in different styles and on different subjects makes so many aspects of life more enjoyable and less stressful....

So excited about Mitali Perkin’s beautiful new book about books!  Weekend homeschool links: Our Favorite Fall Books Homeschool Math: 10 Ways to Keep It Fun Invisible Balls (We’re All Making Trade-Offs) How to fight nature deficit disorder this fall and winter How to teach phonograms (includes printable games!) 3 Questions to Ask Yourself When You Finish Reading a Book Featured Sponsors: There is no simple, one-size-fits-all homeschool solution, but Sonlight Curriculum can help! Their well-planned program makes it easy; you can trust that you are giving your kids all they need to thrive in their education. Sonlight is a flexible, all-in-one homeschool...

AN HEAV-SPONSORED EVENT The Moton Museum is excited to offer a Homeschool Day on October 19, 2021. Guests will be able to take a tour of the galleries along with enjoying activities geared towards a K-12 audience. The event will last from 10 am to 1 pm. Before Selma, before Montgomery, there was Farmville, where young people made history. The Civil Rights movement came to Farmville, Virginia, thanks to the courage of students protesting inequality. The Moton Museum’s permanent exhibition, The Moton School Story: Children of Courage, tells the stories of the Prince Edward students who expanded the meaning of...

Photo: Tinkergarten I can still remember not being able to sleep the night before the first day of school. The curiosity about my new teacher, the smell of fresh pencils and paper, and the excitement of being back among classmates—it all thrilled me. As a mom, I’d love to feel the same thrill for my own kids. Part of me does, but as the first day nears, that excitement is tinged with the realization that the pandemic is still in the mix. And, I’m not alone, in a study this summer by JAMA pediatrics, 31% of parents were likely planning not...