Category: Eclectic
Delight-Directed Learning for High School
Delight Direct Learning Makes Homeschooling Better Delight directed learning makes homeschooling better for everyone involved. For parents, it reduces burnout, improves children’s cooperation, and develops…
How to Be a Brave Learner
Julie Bogart is the well-known creator of the Brave Writer curriculum and founder of the Homeschool Alliance. In her new book, The Brave Learner: Finding…
Teaching from Rest – A Homeschool Classic in the Making
I had heard several other homeschooling moms praise Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace (Classical Academic Press )by Sarah Mackenzie. When I…
Natural Math: 100+ Activities & Resources
by Laura Grace Weldon “The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.” ~Stan Gudder Today’s children…
NEW Free eBook for Catholic Homeschool Families
Yes, there’s a new Catholic homeschool book in town. Though, really, it would be great for any family with school-age children. I’ve always said “We’re…
The Great Courses
The Great Courses offers DVD, Audio CD, and streaming courses taught by experts in their fields in a variety of subjects, including art, history, math,…
Catholic Heritage Curricula
Catholic Heritage Curricula’s exclusive materials and lesson plans fit together to provide a solid, complete, family-friendly PreK–12 Catholic education. It is CHC’s belief that, when…
DK Find Out – Online Resource for Ages 7 – 11
DKfindout! is an online resource for ages 7-11 featuring topics such as Science, Math, English, History, Geography, and the Human Body. It’s currently a work…
Should We Teach Math in the Younger Grades?
Here’s an interesting article on whether math should be taught prior to 6th grade: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/connect-creativity/201412/why-teaching-math-in-schools-is-counterproductive
U.S. Government – Citizenship Test
This year for history, I wanted to start with a unit on U.S. Government. The boys spent the last six weeks reading about The Constitution…