Tools for the Homeschool Handy-Mom
Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes has been a highly recommended art resource for homeschoolers for years. To give you an idea of how long this treasure has been around, the 10th Anniversary Edition was published in 1996. Think the ability to draw is inherited? Do you believe there is a “right” way to draw? [...]
Are you still looking for outdoor activities as summer begins winding down? The Outdoor Handy Book: For Playground, Field and Forest by Daniel Beard is full of possibilities. The Outdoor Handy Book, written by the same author who wrote The American Boys Handy Book, is arranged by season. Summer activities cover aquatic sports, boat and [...]
10 favorite mini-units from the archives: The Iditarod The Eiffel Tower Montana Webster’s American Dictionary Maine Australia The Horse Napoleon Johann Sebastian Bach Mt. Saint Helens
10 favorite freebies from the archives: Handwriting Worksheet Creator – Free 100 Editable Lapbook Templates – Free Interactive Writing Tool – Free! Create Your Own Worksheets – Free Cloud Chart – Free Free Beginners’ Latin Tutorial Monthly Art Appreciation Lessons – Free Streaming Classical Music – Free! Electoral College Tools – Free Scientific Method Experiment [...]
On this day, July 20, 1969, at 4:17:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the following words were heard around the world: “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” Electricity was in the air, the control room at the Cape was breathless; then pandemonium erupted as the world realized what had just taken place – something [...]
10 favorite how-tos from the archives: Learn How to Play the Harmonica “Taking the Frustration Out of Math” 10 Helps for Nature Study 10 Evaluation Interview Questions 16 Prewriting Activities 5 Tips for Memorizing Scripture 6 Ways to Get the Most from Your Literature-Based Studies 8 Writing Activities for the Younger Student 6 Ways to [...]
10 favorite eBooks from the archives: Trial and Triumph Milo Winter’s Aesop Fables Cedric the Forester (Knights & Castles Mini-Unit) The Little Red Hen (Book Study) Beautiful Girlhood Astronomy is Essential A Review of Algebra Paper Sloyd The Haunted Room American Boy’s Handybook
Today’s AM and FM radios are often taken for granted – you tune to the desired station, and receive the broadcast, loud and clear. But behind radio reception underlies the principles and challenges that baffled inventors and pioneers in the late 19th and early 20th century. Indeed, modern radio reception is of an entirely different [...]
The July 2012 Digital Edition of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine is available free. This edition includes: A wonderful article by Karen Andreola on using living books to learn how to learn language. She refers to The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (also recommended by Dr. Beechick) in which he says “Each read-aloud, then, [...]
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10 favorite resources from the archives: Free Unit Studies Virtual Frog Dissection – Free Free Beginners’ Latin Tutorial Free 325-Lesson Bible Curriculum Full Electronics Course…Free! Prepared Unit Studies Handwriting Worksheet Creator – Free Cloud Chart – Free My State – Free Unit Study Bubble Science – Free Download
If you are new to the world of homeschooling or a veteran looking for fresh ideas, you may be interested in our Step-By-Step Guide to homeschooling, hosted at our original HomeHearts site. Here is a preview: Step 1: A Few Basics As with anything new and exciting, the inclination is to jump in with both [...]
Although probably best known for protecting the President, the Secret Service was originally created on July 5, 1865, by Abraham Lincoln to suppress the production of counterfeit money. Because they were the only agency with manpower to do so, shortly thereafter the Secret Service also began to investigate other crimes such as murder, bank robbery, [...]
On July 4, 1805, mountain man, fur trapper, explorer, and trail guide Stephen Meek was born. While he participated in many expeditions into the thus-far unknown reaches of Oregon, he became famous (or infamous) for quite another reason – he wandered into the desert and lost himself, and about 1,000 hapless emigrants with him. Yes, [...]
Ten favorite How-Tos from the archives: Learn How to Play the Harmonica 10 Ways to Use Notebooking 7 Ways to Mark a Book 10 Steps to Build a Better Speller 5 Ways to Develop a Better … Continue reading →
