Have you considered the necessity of incorporating both convergent and divergent thinking into your learning time? Experts recognize these as the 2 major types of brain challenges every human encounters. Does that just sound like a whole bunch of big words? No worries—let’s break it down. Your child needs to be able to find the right answer when needed (math, medicine dosage) and also needs to be able to come up with a creative, unscripted answer when the situation warrants (art, architecture). A child who can only find the “right” answer will be a rigid thinker who can’t problem-solve well...

“How much parent involvement is required with the kits?” It depends on the age and grade level of your child as to how involved you will need to be. You won’t spend a lot of time prepping for school as our kits are designed to be “open and go.” Pre-readers do require more parental oversight, but once your child is a strong reader he should be able to follow the “open and go” format himself. "Why does Timberdoodle recommend independent learning?" We actually have quite a few reasons for selling independent learning tools and after a little discussion here, these...

FAQs "What school supplies do I need?" The simple answer is you wouldn't actually have to have much beyond your basic pencil and paper, maybe a pair of scissors and some glue or tape for most of our kits. Chances are you will likely find a few extra supplies do come in handy, so we compiled a list to help you with your planning and back-to-school shopping: https://timberdoodle.com/blogs/td/what-school-supplies-do-i-need "How much time should school take?" We asked the families who used our high school level kits how long their students spent on "school." Most of the families worked on academics 4 or 5 days a week and...

Here's a collection of fun activities and ideas from members of our Blog Team for a Valentines Day learning theme! Free Printables Love Bears All Things Coloring Page from Flanders Family Homelife Steadfast Love Valentines to Color from Flanders Family Homelife Valentine's Day Coloring Cards from Mombrite Dinosaur Valentine's Day Cards from Mombrite Paper Chain from The Art Kit Valentine's Day Mad Libs for Kids from Mama Smiles   Crafts Stamped Valentines from Mama Smiles How to Make Your Own Fancy Paper Valentine's Day Cards from Jump Into Genius 3-D Heart Craft from The Growing Creatives Creative Valentine Boxes from...

This week we're sharing a fun round-up of Christmas learning activities from our Blog Team. These are great ideas for counting down these last few days before Christmas! Printables "What Child is This?" Christmas Quiz from Flanders Family "For Unto Us a Child is Born" Christmas Quiz from Flanders Family Christmas Gospel Tracts from Flanders Family Christmas Memory Match Game from The Art Kit Candy Cane Playdough Mats for Number Practice from The Art Kit Christmas Alphabet and Number Matching from The Art Kit Christmas Stockings Color Sorting Activity from The Art Kit Christmas Tree Advent Calendar from Mombrite Christmas...