If your children are studying Latin like we are, you might like to download these two free Latin Readers —Cornelia and A New Latin Primer. Both would be a great addition to whatever Latin curriculum you're using. Cornelia, by Mima Maxey Written in 1933, Cornelia is a story about the adventures of a young girl […]
Essay Contests for Your Elementary, Middle, or High School Student to Enter
There are a number of opportunities for your students to enter essay, poetry, and playwriting contests and possibly win cash prizes. Of course, the cash prize isn't the only reason to enter because the experience is well-worth it in itself. But the prizes might be great motivation for your young writer. Here are some current […]
5 Myths You Should Avoid Teaching Your Children
Remember playing the game of telephone as a kid? One child whispered a phrase into someone's ear, and that child whispered what he heard to the next child, and so on? By the time the last child heard the phrase, it bore little resemblance to the original. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy […]
Incredible Time Lapse Video of Earth From Space
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space | Fly Over | Nasa, ISS from Michael König. [If you're reading in a reader or by email, you may need to click through to see the video.] Is your family studying geography, meteorology, or astronomy right now? This video by NASA would be an incredible addition to […]
My Top 10 Favorite Math Resources
Sheppard Software Math: Online math drills and math games from early math, basic operations, measurement, all the way up to pre-algebra. Number Nut: Dozens and dozens of online activities and games, for both basic and advanced students. Math-U-See: Online math drills. You can specify the operations, as well as limit the particular facts that are […]
How to Create Daily Schedules
Planning our curriculum and daily homeschool schedule for the entire school year is a daunting task. I don't claim to have mastered it by any stretch, but there are some basic steps I take that help me tremendously in the planning process. What I end up with at the end of this process is an […]
How to easily memorize pi to 35 decimal places (free download!)
To be honest, I really don't see the practical application of memorizing pi to the 35th decimal, but Joely was excited about learning it the other day during her math lesson. And so she did — in less than 30 minutes. After Joely and I memorized pi, I created a chart and set of flashcards […]
How to Learn Latin…and Learn it Well
Jerah is currently enrolled in an online Latin class taught by Dwane Thomas, creator of Visual Latin. Last week in one of Dwane's emails to his students he answered a question posed to him on the Visual Latin forum. I liked what he wrote so much I asked Dwane if it would be okay if […]
Online Game and Quiz to Learn about the Constitution (U.S.I.Q.)
Make learning about the constitution fun with the following game and quiz. George Washington said: "A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing…than communicating it to those who are to be the […]
Getting Your (School) Act Together with a Homeschool Binder
I am not totally disorganized but I need help in how to create a homeschool binder for you oldest child this year. With a child in high school, I'm really working on being more organized with my planning this year. In years past I've used a single binder for all my teacher keys, and that […]
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