‘English’ Archives
making the most of public speaking
One thing all kids need is confident public speaking. The ability to persuade, inform and entertain is a priceless ability, and homeschooled kids have many [...]
Dictionary games
Vocabulary words (and dictionary skills) can sometimes be the thing to fall through the cracks of a busy homeschool day. We all want our kid to have a wide and [...]
Summer reading challenge
I'm extending a challenge for the summer. I don't know about you, but I find myself reading only things r/t home education. I would like to read for my own [...]
teaching writers
I am reading this terrific book about children and writing. I literally stumbled across it at a used bookstore and instantly fell in love. One thing jumped [...]
About the stars
Princess G (7 yo) is doing a great job of reasoning from the scriptures. She was reading the story in McGuffey's second reader about the stars. It goes into [...]
