The Rainbow Resource Center Homeschool Blog

I fear our culture has forgotten the great benefits of kids experiencing a proper amount of risk. It’s a way to strengthen problem-solving skills! When we’ve worked out a problem and succeeded, the result is great satisfaction. Let's talk about risk-taking play as a way to introduce kids to activities that have uncertain outcomes. Dealing with this uncertainty will help them learn to operate outside of their comfort zones!

A lot is said about discovering your child’s learning style. Are they a visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or tactile learner? While this is all great and very helpful while teaching, I would like to look at another aspect that plays into their learning. Are you speaking their language? Their love language. Do they feel loved? Today we will look at the 5 love languages to help you connect with your children.

Some of the most popular board games have younger versions that introduce kids to a lighter version of a game that their parents may already enjoy but that they are not yet old enough to grasp.  What better way is there to introduce them to game mechanics and the rich board game world available with the hundreds of new card and board games being published each year? 

With your children, you may have noticed that they lack a desire to learn or have developed an apathy towards discovery. Whether this is in a certain subject or even the curiosity for general knowledge. How do we spark and engage our students to pursue curiosity?

Summertime at Rainbow Resource Center means it’s time for our annual writing contest! Students from ages 7 to 18 (by January 1, 2025) who wish to participate will write and illustrate an original story involving time travel. Two or more winners in each age group are selected by a team of Rainbow Resource judges and will win cash prizes. One of these winners is selected as the Grand Prize Winner and will be published and sold on our website! Keep reading to learn more about the official rules and how to participate.

“The fourteen-toed sloth crossed the Mississippi River in a neon orange battle tank. Just so he could taste the wild palm trees of Nebraska.” While this may seem like comical nonsense, Mad Libs® educate children, and let’s be honest, adults, too! This silly way to introduce grammar practice into errand running, down time, or scheduled grammar time is a game changer for students.

It’s that time of the school year again! As we enter the home stretch, many parents have a sinking feeling. Instead of crossing the finish line triumphant, hands high in the air, they are weary and limping, hoping to crawl across the line and pull the kids with. If you’re running on empty, not sure how much farther you can go, you are not alone! You just need a fresh wind to come along and put a spring in your step!

It’s all in the cards! What does it mean to use Card Drafting or Deck Building mechanics in board game play and how are they different from each other? Today, we'll talk about these two game elements.

We all have choices to make in life. Some of our choices have made us very happy and some have made us wish we could go back in time and change them. As parents, we have the opportunity to invest in our children, teaching them wisdom and good judgment. Here are some good reminders to think about as you go through the busyness of raising your precious flock.

Our language skills progress as we grow, mature, and learn. Squiggles turn to letters, to words, to sentences, and before we know it, we are writing essays, papers, and reports! The written word allows us to express our ideas, understandings, and findings to others. As this skill develops for your young students, a new skill needs to emerge in your personal teacher toolbox: the ability to evaluate, assess, and grade our students’ writing. So, where do you start?