Joely decided she wanted to learn about chemistry this year, so I did some research and purchased Christian Kids Explore Chemistry. We're liking it so far, and she's learning alot. However, I'm not liking the flashcard method of learning the element names. So I've come up with a different method for her, hopefully one that […]
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How to Understand Centuries (Printable)
A first step in teaching history should start with the process of understanding centuries. While reading to the kids from our history book today, I came across the term "18th century," so I asked the kids to which years that was referring. Jaden responded correctly almost immediately, but Jerah just gave me a puzzled and […]
Angles Chart & Flashcard Set (12-pg free download)
Memorizing angles can be a daunting process. Necessity is definitely the mother of invention. Or in my case, it's the mother of worksheet and chart design. During Joely's math lesson today, the need for a good way to memorize angles became painfully obvious. So I took a few minutes this morning to make up a […]
Lessons on Citizenship & Naturalization (How to Become a U.S. Citizen)
How does one become a citizen of the United States? What is naturalization? With all the talk in the news about immigration issues, now would be an excellent time to teach your kids about what it means to be a citizen of the United States and how an immigrant can become a naturalized citizen. The […]
Free Physics Curriculum and Tutorials
When using any curriculum for a given subject, it's always helpful to supplement with other resources. A different point of view can often make a difficult-to-grasp subject easier to understand. That's what we've been doing with my son's science curriculum this last week. He's been studying some basic physics — speed, acceleration, force, etc. — […]
UnLock Math: A Unique (and Fun!) Math Curriculum for Homeschoolers (and $50 off!)
A couple weeks ago I was reading through the comments to a post on a homeschool Facebook group that was asking about suggestions for math curriculum. As I read through the comments I recognized every curriculum except for one: UnLock Math. The commenter mentioned that it was a video-bases/computer-based curriculum produced by his wife. I […]
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