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A Review of KidzType Typing Games

How important is it for your kids to learn touch typing? Well, consider this—the average person types at 38 to 40 words per minute (wpm). Doesn’t sound too shabby, eh?

But we speak in friendly conversation at 110-150 wpm. We can listen at 450 wpm. Hey, I know this is possible because I have a kid whose talking speed is set to that. And, by some scientists’ estimates, we think at the blistering rate of 1000 to 3000 wpm!

Typing at 40 wpm doesn’t sound so fast anymore, does it?

A Review of KidzType.com - Free Online Typing Games & Teaching Resources

I know how important fast and effortless typing is because I am (was previously) a transcriptionist, who needed to type at the speed that people talk, and (am currently) a writer, who desperately needs to pour the words onto the screen as I think them. So, touch typing is a must-teach subject in our homeschool. I know the benefits of automating this skill, and hunt-and-peck-typists my kids will not be!

Enter KidzType! I was really excited to recently discover this website. This is the year I want to begin typing practice with my third-grader. Let me tell you why she loves it so much (and begs to use it) and why I am so thankful to have found it.

A Review of PAGE A DAY MATH with the Math Squad

When I learned about Page A Day Math with the Math Squad, I was instantly intrigued and wanted to know more. Now, I am excited to have the opportunity to review the curriculum and bring it to all of my readers. So keep reading to find out how to get the first book in any series FREE to try from Page A Day Math!

Eliminating Math Frustration = These 4 Tips + Math Manipulatives You Already Own

When children are first learning math, there is a lot for them to keep track of! Especially, in the kindergarten through second grade years, distractions can be frequent.

The skills that we sometimes take for granted are just forming at this age. Tasks like keeping your place in a sea of numbers on a page or remembering what number you just looked at while you write it down—that’s work to first grader! There can be a lot of frustration to the mechanics of math even when the child knows how to find the answer.

$Eliminate Math Frustration$

So, I wanted to share a few simple tips that have helped us eliminate math frustration using common around-the-house objects. Seriously, when I say that these simple things fundamentally changed our math lessons for the better overnight, I am not exaggerating. And it started as my daughter’s idea!

BTW! Scroll to the bottom to grab your free subtraction worksheet from Education.com!

How to Develop a Long-term Plan for Your Child’s Education with a Trivium

Why make a plan?

Ever have the unsettling feeling that you’re doing this homeschooling thing by the seat of your pants? That’s only one of the many reasons why making a long-term homeschooling plan is well worth your time.

Some of the benefits of having even a sketch of a plan are:

You are not at a total loss when you sit down to choose next year’s curriculum. Are we studying chemistry or physics this year? Should we include a foreign language yet or wait?
You’re not so worried about missing something. You can see at a glance when subjects will be covered or re-covered so you lose that Do-All-The-Things-Now feeling.
You know what subjects to prioritize and when.

If you want to know that you have got it all under control . . . if you want to lift the shroud of mist over the homeschooling years ahead . . . you need a plan.

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