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Global Perspective in the Homeschool

2017 is bearing down on us.  Christmas holidaying is once again threatening to turn my kids into self-centered brats (threatening;  they’re still pretty amazingly caring…

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Posted in Lesson Plans / Ideas Religion

Who is Jesse and Why Should We Care About His Tree?

Hanging one ornament a day during Advent for each of these figures allows us to walk with all those who came before Jesus and waited for him

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Homeschooling, Simplified

Bonnie Landry, a Canadian homeschooling mother of seven, has written a series of books which aim to simplify homeschooling. These books are short, but packed…

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Posted in 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade English High School Lesson Plans / Ideas

Innovative Ideas for Book Reports

It can be a challenge to have students read and then engage with the text to create a meaningful product and demonstrate evidence of their…

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Posted in Lesson Plans / Ideas Science

The Joy of Slime

I found a recipe for slime in The Everything Guide to Homeschooling. This was super easy: 1) Pour an 8 ounce bottle of school glue…

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Notebooking Pages

NotebookingPages.com offers 1000s of topical pages, themes, and designs . . . Perfect for any subject or study A to Z! Art Study ♦ Copywork…

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Posted in English Lesson Plans / Ideas Religion

Contemplation aboard the Dawn Treader

After a long break, I am writing another post for my series “Finding God in Children’s Literature.” The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C….

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Posted in Lesson Plans / Ideas Religion

Make your Bible study memorable with Legos

My boys love to build things. We can never have too many Legos in the house. On Monday I decided to have them build a…

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Posted in 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade High School Lesson Plans / Ideas Science

Two Science Resources from NASA

NASA offers two websites devoted to learning science: SciJinks http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov//  – learn all about weather and meteorology, both on earth and in space. There is…

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Posted in Lesson Plans / Ideas Religion

Sophia Institute for Teachers

Sophia Institute Press offers some free resources for teachers of religion, including lesson plans for teaching the faith with current events, a focus on liturgical…

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