Traveling is the best way to learn about other places. Pane trips, boat adventures, train rides, road trips and long walks can all take us to exciting locations.
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Digging deeper into good literature is fun and made easier by Progeny Press with their literature study guides. I reviewed Little Women Study Guide for high school students (8th – 12th grades) and In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Study Guide for upper elementary students (4th – 6th grades). The E-book…
Reading the old classics from the Greeks, Hebrews, Romans, and other ancient cultures is like going on an adventure to another time and place. And yet, it seems so familiar. Why is that?
Here we are in another Presidential election year. This is such a great time to study government and politics. There is so much to do to make it very real for your students. Listen in as Meredith and Laura encourage you by telling stories of when they have done it in the past.
I was so intrigued when I was offered the opportunity to review Exploring the U.S. Life-Saving Service: 1878-1916: 17 Student Workshops with 120 Activities written and published by Rebecca Locklear.
My children, though they live in a Christian home and attend a church full of believers living wholeheartedly for Jesus, are bombarded by the world through ads, movies, commercials, internet, work, college, homeschool co-ops, relatives, and friends.
Family stories change our children’s hearts. They can build a sense of family heritage, instill a love of history, and motivate people to learn more about HIS story.
I remember years ago as a mom with children ages 4 to 14. I was having a particularly frazzling day and the WWJD (What would Jesus do?) bracelets were really popular. I wondered in my heart if my High Priest Jesus could really understand how challenging it was to be a homeschool mom in that…
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.
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 from each decade.