8 Ways to Use Holistic Skill Development to Help Your Whole Child Thrive
Our approach to learning makes a great foundation for holistic skill development. Check out 8 activities you can do at home.
The essentials for school and life, like reading, writing, math, and physical milestones like learning to tie shoes
Our approach to learning makes a great foundation for holistic skill development. Check out 8 activities you can do at home.
We hope these tipsl help your family keep the spirit of reading alive and well in your home, even as the pressures of standardized testing mount.
Homer’s experts have prepared a cheat sheet to help make traveling with kids enjoyable and educational!
By HOMER Mom Ambassador Rachael Harris As a homeschool mom of three children, ranging from 19 months to 6 years old, with an early childhood education background, I’m a bit obsessed with a few key ingredients in raising healthy, successful children. Building great...
Peggy Kaye, the designer of HOMER's learning system, is a known literary expert and the author of a series of books that are jammed packed with games that help children learn. She has been a teacher and private tutor for over 40 years and enjoys sharing her...
Have you ever been so excited to go on a trip? (I mean, really, aren't we all?) So are Tutt and Millie. After reading HOMER story 'Flying Kite' in the Poetry section and then help your child reinforce rhyming words and talk about upcoming travel with this adorable...
It’s back to school season and many young learners are embarking on an entirely new adventure – kindergarten! According to the National Center for Education Statistics, students enter kindergarten at very different skills levels, which is natural given that...
Sheena P. has been a part of our Homer Ambassador group for a few months now, and has recently celebrated success with her son being crowned the ‘Sight Word King’ this summer. It’s not easy to get a budding reader excited about sight words, and she’s willingly...
Finding ways to engage kids with both reading and math is a great way to strengthen both domains and apply learning to new contexts.
We’ve all heard about kids losing months of learning over the summer months only to find themselves behind in September. These simple, and fun ways add learning value to your summer vacation.
It’s all about Dad this weekend. Why not encourage your child to create a unique, handmade tale he’ll never forget using your child’s imagination and storytelling ability? Have your child follow the instructions below creating a Dad-centered story. Materials: • 2 x...
Every parent with young children knows the drill: It’s 8:00 in the morning. We’ve dropped our kids at pre-school, and we’ve got time for a shot of caffeine at the regular coffee klatch before heading into our busy days. Someone asks the question: “How are you...
Nothing brightens up family time like music. Music teaches children about rhyme, an important part of learning to read.