Until Someone Loses an “i”
Wednesday, 05 August 2015
You know the saying, “It’s all fun and games . . .” Well, with Pre-Algebra, our saying has a twist. Middle school students will spend 40 weeks discussing topics such as decimals, fractions, percents, integers, exponents, and equations. Charlene Johnson will prepare students for letters in math (and more). Each unit includes printable instructions,
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Are You Up for the Challenge?
Tuesday, 04 August 2015
Summer’s halfway over. We’ve probably all gotten pretty relaxed and our brains are on their way to being mush, right? Snap out of it! I challenge you to a Photography Challenge. Weekly photography challenges with Michele Peterson is for students of all ages who are new to photography and those who have been the
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Books for the Brain
Monday, 03 August 2015
If you are looking for a literature course for your high schooler, there are a number of different options on SchoolhouseTeachers.com. Great Books, Part One with Steven Hake, the Chair of the Department of Classical Liberal Arts and Director of the Literature major at Patrick Henry College, has put together an 18-lesson course for
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Words, Wonderful Words
Saturday, 01 August 2015
So much beauty and benefit can come from our words, rightly spoken. We can build others up. We can teach. We can sing. Let’s Talk with Jenny Stephenson is a resource for moms where she provides encouragement for living and parenting intentionally with purpose and focus. She has convenient printables ready to help you
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Long Ago . . . But Not So Far Away
Friday, 31 July 2015
We can seem so far removed from history sometimes, but when we study it and really understand the people and the events, we realize they were just like we are, and they went through a lot of the same things we have gone through. Figures in History with Cathy Diez-Luckie gives preschoolers and students
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Constructive Consumption
Thursday, 30 July 2015
We want our children to know how to choose foods that will help them grow, foods that will give them energy for their bodies and minds, don’t we? Of course, we could use that knowledge ourselves. Though I went to college and became a registered dietitian, I “conveniently” forget how to eat properly. Thankfully,
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All Hands on Deck
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
It’s time to work with our hands! Hands-On History with Sharon Gibson is a unit-study course for elementary and middle school students with an assortment of creative activities and assignments designed to further your children’s understanding of history. The unit-study format brings history to life through literature, history, the Bible, crafts, art appreciation, and
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Putting Your Thoughts Together
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
There probably aren’t too many things in history that have caused as much emotional and political upheaval as slavery. It is no secret that slavery continues to this day. Kurt Hoffman has tactfully handled this topic in Social Justice, a 16-week course available on SchoolhouseTeachers.com for middle and high school students. The course is
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