Values and Rights
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Two topics that stir up quite a bit of emotion are values and rights. When we see things happening in the world, we wonder what values people have, and we hold fast to our rights. Two courses on SchoolhouseTeachers.com discuss these two topics. Christian Values in J.R.R. Tolkien with Steven Hake is an 18-week
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The Joy of Imagination
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
One of the best things about homeschooling is that it affords students the opportunity to be creative. We parents often strive to provide assignments and activities that will allow our children to use their imaginations . . . to their full potential. SchoolhouseTeachers.com is no exception. Many of our classes encourage creativity and imagination.
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Simplify Your Life
Monday, 16 March 2015
Maybe you’ve received emails or read Facebook posts about simplifying your life. Sometimes those hacks work; sometimes they don’t. Well, SchoolhouseTeachers.com has a sure fire way to simplify your life. In fact, it’s already working for those who have tried it. Our site has been revamped. It is simple to use. The courses you
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Schooling by the Book
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Though we might sometimes wish to throw out the box and homeschool entirely by life learning, we can’t get away from books. And that’s a good thing. So many exciting and wonderful things can be discovered through books. Michelle Miller puts together a Monthly Reading List each month to help you find interesting books
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Schooling Outside of the Box
Friday, 13 March 2015
When much of our homeschooling happens through materials that arrive in a box, isn’t great to know some of it can happen outside of the box? Homesteading with Lisa Barthuly is one of those classes. Designed with parents in mind, older students can begin to learn about homesteading through careful supervision. There are currently
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What Will They Be?
Thursday, 12 March 2015
It’s hard to imagine what our preschoolers will do for a living two decades down the road or in which direction God will lead them, but you can introduce them to different professions through ABC What Will I Be? Alecia Francois will be providing twenty-six weekly lessons that look at various professions through the
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What’s Outside?
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Winter has had most of us cooped up for months. You might have forgotten what it looks like out there. Even if you don’t want to venture out into the cold, the entire family can join Erin Dean for her Nature/Outdoors class. Each unit comes with two separate tracks, so you can do both
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What’s on the Inside?
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Have you ever used the phrase, “I wish I knew what made them tick”? Sometimes knowing what is on the inside can help you to answer that question. Biology with Ruth Sundeen seeks to help middle school and high school students with this very dilemma by providing several classes on dissection. Her first dissection
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