written by Brenda

Evaluating the Teacher

by Brenda on May 25, 2010 · 2 comments

As the end of the school year approaches it may be a good time for you to evaluate your ability to teach your children before you start making plans for next year. We homeschool year round, but I like to take the time each year around now, when many other homeschool families are winding down, [...]

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Hands-on Learning

by Brenda on April 20, 2010 · 4 comments

We enjoy hands-on learning.  I have always taught my children this way, probably because that is how I learn.  Ever since my oldest was in Kindergarten we have done science, art and history projects to learn about new things. Over the years I have found ways that make it easy on me to keep up [...]

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Music Lesson Plans

by Brenda on January 26, 2010 · 1 comment

I posted some ideas from my schoolroom on my blog and put the above picture with a brief mention of our music plans.  Since I received several emails asking for my plans, I thought I would post them here too. Materials needed: Carnival of Animals, Classical Music for Kids for grades K-3 The Story of [...]

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