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