One of the things I love about homeschooling is the ability to tailor my teaching methods with each child. Even though Sophie is only 4 she still craves knowledge and wants to do things like her big brother. But … there is no way that I can work with her like I can with Parker. She does not like to be quizzed too much, she likes to take her time and be very active in the process! We were both getting frustrated when I was trying to work with her like I do with Parker. After getting really frustrated with her one day this past fall. We took a long break from school work. And know what I noticed? The things that she didn’t seem to be picking up on while we were actively ‘schooling’ just seemed to click with her. Now I’ve learned to teach her a topic or two and then give her time to mull it over. She has come a long way since I’ve started doing this with her. I am so proud of her! Some of her favorite things to do in her down time is drawing and coloring, cutting, spinning around, pretending to be a cat, and building. She loves legos, blocks, tinker toys, k’nex, and magnetix. A new thing that she really likes are geoboards.

Geoboards are little boards with pegs where you make a design with rubber bands. Take a look at some of her handiwork.

Tags: geoboards, learning style