It was my husband who brought Common Core to my attention a little over a year ago. He asked that I look at it, see what I thought. I did, and we are now homeschooling, but that’s another story for another time! Throughout the course of the year, we have watched and studied the issues surrounding […]
When we were studying Picasso this year, I decided to have the boys make their own Picasso inspired art. We searched through several websites with galleries full of his art, and they picked a couple of pieces to use as their inspiration. Daniel chose this:David chose this: As you can see, they have very different […]
For more information on cursive and its benefits, please read the Spring 2014 issue of Learning Tangent! Modern Methods Constitutional Cursive – Studying various forms of calligraphy over the years gave our editor, Gail, a unique perspective on handwriting. She noticed the differences, and the changes in styles over the years, and always loved a good, […]
We love that companies across the country offer incentives for kids to read more, and homeschool students have a wide range of programs to choose from. Most of these are free and give great incentives for the kids to do their best. We have collected some here, and welcome information about other programs you may […]
Whether you are just starting or need to change something, the choices in curricula are overwhelming. There are some companies that seem to be very popular, Saxon, Life of Fred, Abeka, and the list goes on. In fact, there are so many that it’s hard to decide! Our family’s biggest challenge was finding curricula that […]
If you are considering a spring road trip to see family, and want to continue with some of your school work, or just keep yourself connected, it’s time to pick up that car-hood-sized map of the USA to mark some of these locations. Have the kids help you mark them, it will be a great […]
Do your kids make and sell great stuff? Here’s a chance to get them started in their very own marketplace.
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