A Method to the Madness
Friday, 06 February 2015
Do you ever feel like you’ve lost control when it comes to writing and science? Do you need a new method? Cheri Blomquist is teaching the Benjamin Franklin Writing Method on SchoolhouseTeachers.com. For middle schoolers and high schoolers who might be struggling with writing, this method is the same one Benjamin Franklin used to teach
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Video with a Purpose
Sunday, 01 February 2015
We are inundated with negative images and less-than-wholesome videos on television, our computers, and on our phones. Christians have a responsibility to be involved in this sector of entertainment. Students in high school and middle school can join Evonne Mandella in Experience Videomaking and begin to learn how to use video to share their faith.
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Want to Get Away?
Saturday, 31 January 2015
Is cabin fever setting in? Would you like to go back a few weeks to Christmas break? Get away with Bonnie Rose Hudson and Safari Saeed in Asia: Trade Route Safari. Safari Saeed will be your tour guide for 38 weeks. What? You don’t need a vacation that long? Take advantage of the opportunity to
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A Step in the Right Direction
Friday, 30 January 2015
Did you make any resolutions this year? Are you still going strong or did they fade after the first week? It’s never too late to start doing what is right for your body and your home. Homesteading with Lisa Barthuly is one of the courses on SchoolhouseTeachers.com designed for parents, though the entire family can
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Ditch the Desk and Go Outside
Thursday, 29 January 2015
I hear what you’re saying . . . it’s freezing where I live! Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered. Nature/Outdoors is such an amazing course that the whole family will learn a tremendous amount, even if you never venture outside. Erin Dean has provided SchoolhouseTeachers.com with a 14-unit course with multiple tracks and multiple lessons
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Moving On
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
How does anything get done—in your house, in your city, in your nation? People must do. They must put their hands to their work. Elementary and middle school students can learn about the people who helped shape our nation’s history in American History: Colonization. They can join Amy Puetz as she shares the stories of
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Practice! Practice! Practice!
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
How do we improve our skills? First we must learn, then we must practice. SchoolhouseTeachers.com has opportunities for students to learn and practice. Everyday Copywork, located under the Dailies tab, allows students to practice their printing or writing skills while reading works by Robert Louis Stevenson, Lord Tennyson, and Aesop. There are patriotic and holiday
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Can Science Be Exciting?
Monday, 26 January 2015
You betcha! And two guys who make it fun are teaching right here at SchoolhouseTeachers.com. Jim Mueller has put together 18 Physics lessons that teach gravity, friction, Newton’s laws, electricity, magnetism, and more. Students in middle school and high school will love Jim’s approach. It is light on math and heavy on hands-on experiments and
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