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The upside of dyslexia
"Dyslexia" -- the word itself is difficult to read. But for all the bad things you hear about dyslexia, there are some...
The parroting stage
When I started to homeschool, I searched everywhere for information on how to do it. My sister tipped me off to a book...
Homeschooling Grades 9-12 Curriculum
Grade 9 First Semester Curriculum What we used for homeschool, the first year of high school, 9th grade: Great Books:...
Homeschooling Grades 7 – 8 Curriculum
Seventh and eighth grade is kind of the bummer years in my opinion -- if you go to public school those years can be...
Homeschool Sixth Grade Curriculum
History Time period: Medieval/Early Renaissance, 400 - 1600 Story of the World, vol. 2 (links to my affiliate account...
Homeschool Fifth Grade Curriculum
History In fifth grade, you start all over with ancient history. Even though you are covering the same time period as...
Homeschool First Grade Curriculum
Time to update my first-grade homeschooling curriculum. I used to be the rebel mom when I began back in 1999. Now, it...
Homeschool Fourth Grade Curriculum
Let's take a look at a fourth-grade curriculum for homeschool. You will be the best judge of what works for your...
Homeschool Third Grade Curriculum
Third grade History: Late Renaissance/Early Modern 1600-1850 I continue with World History, using volume 3 of the...
Homeschool Second Grade Curriculum
I don't think I learned anything when I was in second grade. My teacher's name was Miss Terramina -- Terr-a-MEAN- a....
History Curriculum for Homeschool
One of my favorite subjects for homeschool is history. I organized our history curriculum for grades 1-12, using...
Some interesting advice in Robinson Crusoe
I have three copies of Robinson Crusoe. Wilkie Collins, the author of the "The Moonstone," wrote that whenever he...
History by the Football Coach
When I was in middle school and high school, the boys' PE teacher, the football coach, taught history. Every history...
The Hot Zone Ebola Virus
I like to read about how viruses work, and how drugs work (I was a biochemistry major and pharmacology grad student.)...
Here’s help if your kids school is closed
If the school district has closed your schools, and your kids are home, you may want to keep them learning. And you...
Why I homeschooled
One late August day, I was in a store and saw a lot of moms walking around holding itemized lists of school supplies...
Equinox
I'm fascinated by the stars and cosmology. So I'm sharing a video that explains the equinox. It will help you see it...
How to celebrate the Winter Solstice
I've always wanted to celebrate the winter solstice because of the religious symbolism. It's the day of the year with...
Nature Book ideas for Homeschool
When it comes to homeschool, one of the more creative and interesting ways to learn about earth science and biology is...
Sukkot miniatures for kids
The Feast of Tabernacles is kind of an odd celebration. My daughter had an idea for teaching her kids about Sukkot or...
The skill of self confidence in five steps
I try to instill self-confidence in my kids -- without being a dragon mother. And you can't be a phoney baloney when...
History of the candy cane
I was curious about how the candy cane became a Christmas tradition. Turns out that a long time ago -- in 1670 -- in a...
How to identify leather video
Here's my pick for your eLearning video of the week: Leather 101 -- Full Grain, Top Grain, Genuine, and...