Learn More About Homeschool Mini-Mesters! Homeschool mini-mesters—like college mini-mesters—are simply courses done in a shorter amount of time than the regular semester or year. It’s an easy-to-do choice when schools are closed due to quarantines. Take anywhere from two to nine weeks or longer. Some subjects work better as mini-mesters—history, science, and electives. Reviews in […]
Homeschool Mini-Mesters
Concentrate on One Subject at a Time By Chunking It! Do you have a student who likes to focus on one course at a time? Our 12th-grade son did. It messed up my beautiful homeschool planner until I decided to match his learning style. 3-25-2020 Update: With schools closing for the pandemic, mini-mesters are a […]
Saxon Teacher CDs
Good News! Teach Every Lesson and Work Every Problem Saxon Teacher CDs teach every lesson in Saxon Math for you—From Saxon Math 5/4 to Advanced Math, it demonstrates every problem. Saxon Teacher is compatible with Mac and Windows. [Read more…] Update: Saxon Teacher is Going Digital! Take the Worry Out of Teaching Homeschool Math with Saxon […]
Homeschooling: Path of Least Resistance
Exploring the Path of Least Resistance Lessons in Home Education This post was proofread by Grammarly As I listened to my son-in-law teaching the science of electricity to my grandchildren, I remembered what my electrical engineer father taught me about the path of least resistance and real life. He loved everything having to do with […]
Paradigm Curriculum: Motivate and Accelerate
Why Try Paradigm Curriculum In Your Homeschool? We used Paradigm curriculum with our homeschool high schooled children for nearly ten years with great success. There are many reasons to use courses from Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum (PAC). I quickly searched the web to see what others are saying. My conclusion is that Paradigm curriculum is very […]
Messy Handwriting and Real Teaching
There’s more than one way to teach your student how to fix messy handwriting. Here are some creative teaching suggestions. Messy Handwriting One problem children have with messy handwriting is not understanding the typical pattern: Start writing the words of a sentence in order on a line Continue writing the rest of the sentence on […]
