When our family, along with our homeschool co-op learned about the first English settlement at Jamestown, we decided to build the settlement out of pretzels and cereal.
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What You Can Learn About History From Watching TV Shows
When we first studied HIS Story of the 20th Century in our homeschool co-op, I decided to hold a couch potato marathon. We watched a TV sitcom from each decade 1950s to 1990s. I wanted to show the the fashions, hairstyles, popular slang, and fads...
Read more4 Ways to Bring Living Books Into Your Home School
You’ve heard about living books and they sound great! You want your children to read books that are practically alive and exciting to read. But, where can you find them? What books are living books anyway?
Read moreArchaeology Resources Your Family Will Love!
What’s the big deal about archaeology? Well, it shapes so much of what we know about Ancient History and Ancient Peoples.
Read moreProfiles of Valor & 18 Other Free Gifts from SchoolhouseTeachers.com
I was so excited to check out 19 free gifts for signing up for SchoolhouseTeachers.com’s yearly membership (an amazing bargain!), especially Profiles of Valor: Character Studies from the War of Independence by Marilyn Boyer and Grace Tumas...
Read moreHow to Raise Mommy’s Big Helpers To Be Hardworking Responsible Adults
Attention Moms! This is our window. If we let our children help when they are little lambs and praise their efforts, we are on track to having big helpers one day.
Read moreTry Splatter Painting To Study Abstract-Expressionist 20th Century Art The Fun Way
When we studied art movements of the 20th Century, we enjoyed splatter painting to learn more about Abstract-Expressionistic Art.
Read moreReview of Teaching Good Manners by Kerry Beck
Kerry Beck shares with other parents how and what to teach when in come to polite behavior in Teaching Good Manners: Teaching Tips for Busy Moms. In a world where common courtesy is largely missing, this is a breath of fresh air.
Read more7 Ways Narration Can Help You Homeschool
Narration happens when a child can retell or write about what he has heard or read. Here are 7 reasons narration is a great benefit to home education.
Read more10 Question Answered about Who Dun It? High School English Course
To be honest, I just thought it would be an exciting way to learn creative writing. However, the benefits amazed me. Writing your own literature gives you such a depth of understanding literature. In addition, creative writing is a completely...
Read moreCurriculum Review: Let’s Study Charles Dickens’ Victorian England
My friends over at Captivating Compass have an exciting resource, an outstanding themed study of an amazing British author and the time he lived in. I love the Victorian era and I love Dickens works so I couldn’t wait to dig in. I was not...
Read moreHow I Teach Grammar In My Home School K-12
No two children are alike, but I’ve found a flexible plan to teach grammar that has worked for all my kids from Kindergarten to high school graduation!
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