Homeschooling

  • Sentence Diagramming Helps

    One skill that I believe my children should learn is diagramming sentences. When they diagram sentences, I can see how the lightbulbs come on and they understand better. Diagramming helps them not just in their English and Latin lessons, but… Continue reading

  • Free Sheet Music, “Sight Reading” Pages, Sight Reading Practice Online

    So I’m trying to be a better piano teacher this year. To that end, I was searching for free printable music sheets that we can use for sight reading, since what I’ve been doing is hand-printing sight reading sheets myself.… Continue reading

  • Ranger’s Apprentice Teacher Helps

    Finishing up Migi’s course plans for the year. I’ve got several book studies lined up for him, but he wants to round it all out with some Ranger’s Apprentice material. And Harry Potter, but I think I may have to… Continue reading

  • Ready for Takeoff

    Whew! Finally, after weeks and weeks of not having phone, internet, and a few days where I didn’t have my right thumb (long story), we are ready. Paco is enrolled at Kolbe Academy shooting for Honors. I’ve got his curriculum… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study, Day 20

    Read aloud: Galimoto Art activity: Make your own galimoto with different grade wires from the hardware store. More ideas here. Read and narrate: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. (3rd grade and up) Continue to work on African Saints today.… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study, Day 19

    Fun Read Alouds or for Beginning Readers: What’s Cooking, Jamela? Fun Read for Older Kids: King Solomon’s Mines (Mom, pre-read please). For discussion: Should fiction be included in a serious study of history? Why or why not? In reading King… Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study, Day 18

    Mom and older kids: Saints of Africa. Can also read aloud certain sections. Pick 12 saints to include in our Africa scrapbook. (Note about this book: It is a worthy compilation of well-known, lesser-known and obscure African saints. What bothers… Continue reading

  • My Favorite GTD Flowchart

    I finally found *the* one…. and realized just how visual I am. at Folded Space — a png file It’s tempting to do a post on “GTD for Homeschoolers”… except I wouldn’t know where to begin. 😀 Continue reading

  • Africa Unit Study, Day 17

    Read Aloud: A is for Africa. Add notes to the Nigeria page. Read Aloud: Moja Means One. Copy and illustrate the numbers in the book. Older kids: Read African Fractals. Take note of interesting information and include in the Math… Continue reading

  • Voyage of the Dawn Treader Trailer!!

    http://www.foxcontent.com/player.swf?id=chronicles-of-narnia-the-the-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader-teaser-usChronicles Of Narnia 3 Continue reading