Homeschool Works Debra Bell, Ph.D. and Kathryn Gomes, M.Ed.

Tips for how to mark the start of your school year in a memorable way that sets your children (and you) up for success!

Kayte and Debra discuss the science behind the notion of summer slide. Then give tips for helping your kids recover what they may have (temporarily) lost over the summer break.

Kathryn and Debra discuss chunking, a strategy that will help students increase their working memory. Debra gives a quick test to help you assess your child's working memory and then discusses ways to extend their ability to work with a lot of new information at once.

In this episode, Kathryn and Debra discuss how students can use their understanding of the mind's two modes for thinking to better apply their attention to their studies.

A Mind for Numbers by Barbara Oakley: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Numbers-Science-Flunked-Algebra/dp/039916524X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1689277055&sr=8-1

Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-How-Learn-Spending-Studying/dp/0143132547/ref=sr_1_1?crid=150YTL6G6WZOJ&keywords=learning+how+to+learn+barbara+oakley&qid=1689277102&sprefix=Learning+how+to+lear%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1

Pomodoro Hourglass timers: https://www.amazon.com/OrgaNice-Hourglass-Sand-Timer-Productivity/dp/B01KFYMFYE/ref=sr_1_35?crid=3B7WD30HLSX8H&keywords=hourglass+timers&qid=1689277139&sprefix=hourglass+timers%2Caps%2C106&sr=8-35

Spaced repetition is an effective strategy to promote durable learning.  When kids struggle to recall what they learned about previously, they strengthen the neural pathways that deepen their understanding and connections to prior learning. 

Celebrate the struggle! Tell your kids their brains are working properly.

Our skinnies are designed to give you quick bursts of teaching tips based on the science of learning that will revolutionize your homeschool program. 

Kathryn sits down with fellow Apologia author Sherri Seligson to talk about teaching math and science together. Sherri explains how math functions as the language of science while Kathryn chimes in with ways you can use science as a context for teaching mathematics. The result is a two-for-one punch, more learning with less effort.

Sherri's website: https://www.sherriseligson.com/

Sherri's Instagram: @sherriseligson