There are all kinds of ways to remove the clutter around articles that you want to pass along to your students. You can “Send to Kindle,” put your browser in Reader View, or do the old-fashioned copy and paste. Let’s add one more tool to our article-only arsenal: Outline! This great tool strips the sidebars, […]
10 Favorite How-Tos {2017–2018}
Ten favorite How-Tos from the archives: 1. Teach a Child to Read: The Natural Way 2. Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects {The Key to Simplifying} 3. 10 Ways to Use Notebooking 4. How to Use Noah Webster’s Reading Handbook 5. 8 Writing Activities for the Younger Student […]
10 Favorite Activities {2017–2018}
Ten favorite activities from the archives: 1. Activity: Preparing a 1040 Income Tax Form 2. Balancing a Checkbook 3. Activity: Chart the Weather 4. Make Your Own ABC Book 5. Activity: Pyramid Poem {Learning Alliteration} 6. Activity: Compare & Contrast 7. 5 […]
10 Favorites from the Library {2017–2018}
Top 10 favorite books from The Library archives: 1. Alpha-Phonics Workbook {Free} 2. Self-Teaching Handwriting Course {Free} 3. The Original Boxcar Children {Free eBook} 4. Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales {Free eBooks} 5. Drawing Made Easy {Free eBook} 6. Drawing for Beginners {Free eBook} […]
10 Favorite Tools {2017–2018}
Ten favorite tools from the archives: 1. 7 Places to Find Children’s Books in the Public Domain 2. Free Unit Studies 3. Beechick Basics 4. The Traditional Approach 5. Drawing & Writing Notebooking Paper {Free Download} 6. Find It {Index} 7. The […]
10 Favorite Unit Studies {2017–2018}
Ten favorite unit studies from the archives: 1. Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World 2. The Horse 3. The Oregon Trail 4. The Iditarod: A Unit Study 5. Winnie-the-Pooh 6. Around the World in 80 Days: A Unit Study 7. Dickens A Christmas […]
3 Simple Summer Tips for Home Tutors
Even if you educate all year long, you may want to keep about one month free over the summer to evaluate what worked, what didn’t work, and what you might want to change about the past year. The summer is a great time to learn from our children what their interests are, to read inspiring […]
Things to Do: April 2018
We have updated our April learning calendar for 2018. This month’s “things to do” include: 9 free eBooks. 13 of our unit studies including the Pony Express, Webster and dictionary skills, earthquakes, light and optics, the Oklahoma Land Rush, Audubon, and the Louisiana Purchase. 5 teaching tips for staying well-rounded, incorporating learning styles…and more! 19 […]
Ready to Apply Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Most of us realize that we want our children and students to be able to get more than the basic facts when it comes to their education. In fact, the only education a child receives is the one he obtains for himself. So we really want our children to learn how to learn. One way […]
29 Bible Study Tools for 2018
We have updated our Bible study tools and resources for 2018. The latest addition is an excellent Bible reading plan for kids. Exploring the Bible for Kids by David Murray provides Bible readings, memory verses, discussion questions (which can be used for oral or written narrations), and more for an entire year. You’ll also find […]
5 Books to Read over the Holidays
Each year through our weeks off during the Christmas break, I read several inspiring home-educating-related books to stay creative and motivated. Time alone spent educating ourselves makes us better teachers and mentors, and the breaks we incorporate in our schedules provide the time to read deeply — instead of peeking in here and there between […]
Things to Do: December
Our December Things to Do calendar features favorite Christmas finds and resources including unit studies, music, crafts, free eBooks, and lots of fun! Spend time with one of our 12 Favorite Christmas Read-Aloud Books. Read a poem, play, essay, or short story each day from Our American Holidays: Christmas {Free eBook}. Learn more about your […]
