Archives for 2009

A Love Affair With Her Thesaurus

Ever see a thesaurus but not pick it up? Never used one? Well here is a little of how Roget's Internations Thesaurus was discovered, picked up and is now a loved companion. If you know me at all, you won't be surprised that I can wax elloquent about a thesaurus. I'm just a geek that […]

Filed Under: Language Arts · Strategies & Tips · Language Arts

How To Improve Your English Skills Painlessly

Feel intimidated by English grammar? Here are some suggestion for teaching English Skills painlessly. I've heard many homeschooling parents say that they don't know how they're going to teach English grammar or writing to their kids because they've never been very good at it themselves. But my question is this — if we expect our […]

Filed Under: Family

Schooling Out of Doors

Have you ever considered homeschooling out of doors? One of Jerah's drawing assignments today called for her to draw something outside. And since I'm the paranoid mother that I am and I refuse to let my 10-year-old daughter stay outside in the front yard for extended periods of time by herself, I moved everyone outside […]

Filed Under: Life Skills · Strategies & Tips · Free Curriculum · Life Skills

How to Teach your Kids about Guns & Gun Safety

Teaching your child about safety should include teaching your kids about guns. As Americans, our right to bear arms is — or at least should be — protected under the Constitution. Guns are an integral part of American life, and as such, I want my kids to be knowledgeable about guns. Not that I'm going […]

Filed Under: Curriculum · Reading Lists

13 Books My Avid-Reader Daughter Highly Recommends

My daughter highly recommends these books she has read. You will see some classics and maybe some you haven't heard of before this. My daughter, Jerah, is a voracious reader. And by voracious I mean she spends nearly all of her waking moments reading (she reads at the dinner table, in the bathroom, while walking, […]