Our family has studied Greek in the past, but there’s something about learning a different alphabet that makes it very difficult for younger students. What we really needed was a Greek phonics book—rather than a curriculum that covers the entire alphabet in two weeks—and a copybook to practice writing the letters. Well, Harvey Bluedorn, long-time […]
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NaNoWriMo: Novel Writing for Kids (and Adults)
This Friday, all around the world, the writing frenzy of NaNoWriMo begins again. During NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, thousands of people world-wide challenge themselves to write a novel. Yes, a complete novel in a month—an unedited novel, mind you, but a novel none the less. My kids have participated in the Young Writer Program […]
Review: The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
Every once in a while, a wonderful children’s book presents an educational philosophy and becomes a treat for both children and their parents. Louisa May Alcott wrote several books like this (Jack and Jill, Jo’s Boys, Little Men), Dorothy Canfield Fisher gave us Understood Betsy, and now Kirkpatrick Hill presents her ideas in the delightful […]
Review: Weather Wits and Science Snickers by Steve LaNore
What’s the difference between a dust devil and a tornado? Why don’t vacuum cleaners work on the moon? What do raindrops look like? With Steve LaNore you can learn these and other science tidbits while laughing through Weather Wits and Science Snickers. This 57 page softcover book is full of Corny Jokes and Cool Facts […]
Preview: Write from Medieval History
When Kimberly Garcia asked me to review her Write from History series, I hesitated. I like to actually use the curricula I review to be able to provide a hands-on review, and I was not sure we could fit this in. Some discussion with Miss 11 changed my mind. She had done Presidential Penmanship, an […]