Computer Programming and Classic Plays
Thursday, 26 March 2015
What do computer programming and classic plays have in common? They both require input to achieve favorable output. Computer Science/Programming with Chris Yust will provide 6th-12th grade students the input through hands-on projects in a self-study environment in order to facilitate an understanding of various programming topics such as HTML, Greenfoot, Minecraft Mods, JavaScript,
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Putting It Together
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Some of us need to use our hands to help us retain the information we are trying to learn. We are kinesthetic learners. When we are able to build and create, our minds remember concepts more easily. Niki Coburn McNeil’s Lapbooking course enhances the study of literature for kinesthetic learners in preschool through middle school
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Keeping It Real
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Being able to keep things in perspective sometimes helps us to “keep it real.” Join Michelle Pohl for Joy in the Morning if you could use some encouragement on your journey as a wife, a mom, and a homeschooler. Each week, she will help you keep your eyes and heart set on God through a
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Taking Grammar off the Shelf
Monday, 23 March 2015
Are your shelves overflowing with textbooks? If you have more than one child to teach, you probably do. SchoolhouseTeachers.com can help! Consider Daily Grammar. We have five different levels available: 3rd-4th grade, 5th grade, 6th-7th grade, 7th-8th grade (our newest level), and 1st grade (currently in production). With all of the lessons and worksheets
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Illustration by Imitation
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Sharon Jeffus’ Studio Art for Teens course provides middle and high school students step-by-step recognition of how to build art by imitating the masters. More than forty lessons are available with new units posting twice a month. Each of the elements and principles of the masters’ artwork is discussed and projects are presented that
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Science Outside the Box
Friday, 20 March 2015
Sometimes it’s easier to follow a schedule given to us by the curriculum provider, but sometimes we need to think outside of the box, or book, in order to help our kids learn. If your kids wish their science lessons were a little bit more exciting (my daughter does), you’ll want to participate in
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A Worm’s Work Is Never Done
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Really? A worm? What does a worm have to do? Doesn’t it just inch through the dirt and give some of us the willies? Join Rosemarie Pagano in Bug Science as she helps elementary students (and their parents) understand the biology of worms and their role in the environment. Fourteen lessons present good and
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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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