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Tag Archives: history
Sonlight for Gifted Students, Part 1
How do you homeschool accelerated learners? How do you keep pace as they zoom through books? How do you meet their thirst for knowledge? A homeschool mom emailed me recently to ask these questions. Though I don't know the particulars … Continue reading
Posted in Sarita's Word
Tagged American history, Core, Curriculum, foreign language, forums, history, literature, math, priorities, science, special needs, Teaching Tips, writing
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History Making...
I grew up loving history. My dad was a high school American History and Shop teacher and he sparked a love for history in me that has lasted a lifetime. We traveled from Alaska to Acapulco, from California to Maine … Continue reading
Ideas for Using Your Book of Time
One of my favorite supplemental resources from Sonlight is the Book of Time. I love how it offers a hands-on, visual way for my children to see the "big picture" of history-- what events happened around the same time as other … Continue reading
Posted in Karla
Tagged Book of Time, hands on, history, resources, supplemental, timeline
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What Test Results Tell Us
I took a brief American Civic Literacy Exam today. I passed with an 85%. That's not great. But I console myself with the idea that I was answering based off information I learned while homeschooled prior to 9th grade. My … Continue reading
On Lectures and Learning
Khan Academy is a pretty popular free education site. My wife and I have enjoyed "taking classes" on iTunes U. YouTube EDU is another education hub. And now places like Stanford and Harvard are offering certain classes online for free. … Continue reading
Did You Learn Useful Stuff in School?
My class nuked Cuba. While studying the Cuban Missile Crisis in Honors American History, our teacher broke us into two groups, one to promote history by arguing against nuking the island, and one to try to persuade the class to … Continue reading