Our authors bring you all things language arts today! A selection from our personal blogs and some choice reviews from the archives. Have you browsed our Language Arts section? It’s full of reviews covering: Grammar Handwriting Literature Phonics Reading Spelling Vocabulary Writing So pin and bookmark this post today to help you with your language [...]
Our family has used the classical homeschooling method in various forms for over a decade. My boys grew up listening to the Story of the World and learning about great thinkers in history. They read poetry, Shakespeare, the Bible, and living history as they connected all aspects of history together in their minds and on [...]
Handwriting is something I feel is still very important, even in this age of computers and spell correct. But that doesn’t mean I think it should be difficult. We have so many other subjects that need to be covered in our homeschools. How much time and emphasis should be placed on learning cursive in this [...]
I don’t recall how I happened upon this site, but I’m glad I did. Activity Village is a huge site devoted to crafts and activities for children. You could easily spend hours perusing all they have available (ask me how I know!). Everything I’ve seen is marvelous, but what really makes me full of [...]
Six of our readers will be blessed with Copy and Draw. Don’t miss the giveaway at the end! Gentle Shepherd has a treat for your young student. I have been able to review Copy and Draw- Colors, Numbers, Rhymes… and More with my 1st grade student. This gentle approach to copywork is wonderful, especially [...]
When you stick with a curriculum throughout your homeschool years, I believe it speaks volumes to its success and ability to meet the needs of different learning styles. Spelling Workout is more than just spelling. Besides spelling practice, this series teaches: Learning how to spell a word Phonics Dictionary skills Editing and proofreading – including [...]
Every week I ponder some of the wisest sayings of the US Presidents. Here’s what ended up on my desk this morning, in painstakingly neat handwriting: It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God.—Abraham Lincoln Tact is the ability to describe others [...]
I think the favored 19th century educator would agree – this resource is far from ‘twaddle’. Jimmie over at The Notebooking Fairy has made available an e-book which clearly and concisely explains the art of notebooking. Not at all new to using this method, I was pleasantly surprised to find my definition of notebooking greatly [...]
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