July 31, 2017 High School, Homeschooling, Language Arts 0
Arguing and the Art of Persuasion This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion is a guide to the art of persuasion…
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July 17, 2017 Homeschooling, Language Arts, Middle School 2
6 tips for engaging your reluctant reader in the world of great literature. This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Soon after college, I taught English in a public middle school where English was a second language to…
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May 8, 2017 Elementary, Homeschooling, Language Arts 12
Summer Book Choices for Young Readers This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. It isn’t easy to find really good chapter books for young readers. When a great book comes along, we tend to hold on to…
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April 16, 2017 High School, Homeschooling, Language Arts 0
How do I choose which version of The Odyssey to read? This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. If you have been assigned The Odyssey to read for literature class, you may be wondering how to choose…
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April 13, 2017 Elementary, Homeschooling, Language Arts 0
Five Favorite Berenstain Bears’ Living Lights Stories This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. The Berenstain Bears Friendship Blessings Collection is a five-books-in-one collection from the Living Lights series. This series from Zonderkidz is written from a Christian…
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April 4, 2017 Homeschooling, Language Arts, Middle School 4
Ah, middle school! A time of hormone surges and living in a sort of limbo stage between childhood and adulthood. As a parent, I do sometimes feel like we’re living in the Matrix when it’s time to sit down and…
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April 3, 2017 Elementary, Homeschooling, Language Arts 0
Andi Saddles Up & Andi Under the Big Top This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Set in the wild west of the 1800s, the Circle C Stepping Stones books by Susan K. Marlow are geared toward…
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March 7, 2017 Elementary, Homeschooling, Language Arts, Middle School 2
Fun & Easy St. Patrick’s Day Activities This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner! I don’t know about you, but my kids love to get into the green spirit…
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February 23, 2017 Elementary, Homeschooling, Language Arts 4
Guest writer Jenny Herman joins us today with a wonderful way to make language arts fun for any age child with a library scavenger hunt. I love finding ways to make learning fun and practical. One thing I like to…
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January 24, 2017 High School, Homeschooling, Language Arts 0
Writers’ Prompts for Creative Inspiration This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Using writing prompts is a wonderful way to exercise your creative muscles by getting something on paper every day. Q&A a Day for Writers: 1-Year Journal is…
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