Nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, phrases/clauses, synonyms/antonyms/homonyms, prefixes/roots/suffixes, etc., etc., etc.Grammar is an important skill to master for proper speaking and writing…
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A simple and comprehensive guide for new homeschooling parents. Be encouraged, equipped, and confident in your homeschool journey.
31 reasons why we love homeschooling and I must choose only one? Impossible. Give me one reason why you love life. Education is a life. Homeschooling is a lifestyle. After […]
These are Cindy's very favorite creative homeschooling posts from 2014. The ten posts highlighted will encourage and equip you!
Uncover the truth behind homeschool myths with our guide on tackling criticisms and highlighting homeschooling's benefits for parents.
Looking for a template and guide on how to write a letter of intent to homeschool? Check out my step by step guide and free template.
Do you have an unorganized learner in your homeschool? This post offers several great tips for getting them organized an on to more independent learning.
Get a sneak peek into my Sonlight curriculum box and get tips on how I homeschool multiple ages and grades at the same time!
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Last year I wrote about relaxed homeschooling in middle school. I shared our plans for not just last year but the middle school years in general. It was interesting to go back and read it just now to see what worked out and what didn't. We're still relaxed homeschoolers in seventh grade. I would still
Homeschooling Down Syndrome: I'm excited to give you a peek into our journey of homeschooling my daughter, Aubrey, who has Down Syndrome.
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While our homeschool will still mostly follow the four year history cycle of learning, we are taking a more relaxed approach that will allow time to linger.
We have embarked on an exciting journey within our schools. Our goal is to increase self regulation amongst our students so they have the capacity to recognize and take control of their emotions an…
Unlock the mystery of no-cost homeschooling with this informative guide. Learn how to educate your children at home without breaking the bank. Let's get started!
Do you find yourself pondering the notion of disposing of all curriculum and simply allowing your children to learn from what life throws at them? Are you intrigued by fairy tale-like stories you r…
Reading Focus Cards and how they help with struggling readers and special needs homeschooling.
Hello, CC friends! Can’t believe we’re halfway through Cycle 1. It’s been a great journey for our family so far! We’re gearing up for the next semester! History-Kush resourc…
This veteran homeschooling family has made curriculum choices for the 2014-15 school year. See their high school and elementary resources and schedules.
Homeschooling a child with dyscalculia doesn't have to be hard and can, in fact, be incredibly beneficial. These tips will help you!
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This composer study resource list includes websites, living literature, audio books and more that Cindy West has used in her homeschool music studies.
“We need a revolution in parenting. it’s not enough to do traditional parenting more gently. We need a radical departure from the authoritative ways of the past. Let us put our efforts towards...
Details on how to deregister your child from school in England and also what happens following the deregistration.
Need ideas for a hands-on, literature-based Middle Ages unit study? This post has got you covered with projects, literature lists and resources.
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I posted a few days ago about how our school year didn't start as I had planned. It's a good thing that my curriculum plans are flexible. I had some tentative plans that aren't going to work right now, but thankfully I also have a new review product that filled in the gaps quite nicely. A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks has lapbook materials suitable for all sorts of homeschool needs. Families involved in Classical Conversations can find lapbooks to correspond with that work, and families using Apologia science books will find lapbooks to correspond with those textbooks. My favorite products are the Stand-Alone Topical Lapbooks. While there are lots of good options, Lauren has been doing their The Greatest Inventors study to start this school year. When I opened the digital file from A Journey Through Learning, I was immediately relieved to see that it wasn't as complicated as some lapbooks we've done. The lapbook base can be any solid color file folders. We used plain manilla folders, but I'm sure it would be prettier in a color. In fact, it might be cool to coordinate the file folders to represent a particular subject (green for science, blue for literature, etc). The materials can all be printed on plain white paper. I printed half of the pages on regular printer paper because they contained information for Lauren to read, and I printed all the lapbook components on cardstock to better stand up over time. (It might've been nice to have the information first to print on plain paper and the lapbook pieces separate to print after loading cardstock, but it wasn't a big deal to divide the printing.) The lapbook components have some use of color in the illustrations to make the finished lapbook visually appealing, and thankfully it wasn't so much color that I worried about my printer running out of ink. The booklets go together easily, and I won't have to track down brads or other often-misplaced supplies to put it all together. Basically, we just need file folders, paper, glue, and a stapler to do the whole project. The best part about this lapbook is that all the information is included. The Greatest Inventors lapbook covers 19 different inventors -- Johannes Gutenberg, Benjamin Franklin, the Wright brothers, George Washington Carver, Alexander Graham Bell, and others. It is organized so that the student can read a short biography of an inventor. Most of these passages are less than a page long, and they appear to be written at a fifth or sixth grade reading level. After reading the inventor's biography, Lauren completes the lapbook activities which typically ask her to remember (or look back to find) specific facts about the inventor. She can then cut out the lapbook component and glue it into the lapbook. One great feature about this lapbook is that the directions show her where the completed projects will go in the folders. She can glue them into place right away instead of having to wait until the end of our unit study. With all of the information bound to take it with us and all the pieces able to be glued in place as soon as they are completed, The Greatest Inventors Learning Lapbook with Study Guide is the perfect way for me to squeeze in a bit of science and history on the days when Lauren spends more time doing schoolwork in the car than she does at home. A Journey Through Learning offers lap books to fit all sorts of homeschooling needs. For us, the Stand-Alone Topical lapbooks are proving their worth as a way to extend learning on not-so-perfect homeschool days. Thank goodness they have plenty of other options for me to choose from when she finishes learning about The Greatest Inventors. My biggest challenge might be deciding whether I should get a history-themed product like Overview of the 20th Century or a science-themed one like Inside My Body. There's also Women Inventors, which would follow nicely with the one Lauren is doing now. ©2009-2017 Through the Calm and Through the Storm. All rights reserved. Photos and content may not be reproduced. http://throughthecalmandthroughthestorm.blogspot.com
These critical thinking games are some of my favorites for easily teaching and practicing logic and critical thinking skills.
