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Blue Tent Online – Comprehensive, Interactive, Experienced for Homeschoolers
* Offering live, asynchronous, and self-paced classes with student-to-student and student-to-teacher interaction.
Since 2010, Blue Tent Online has been an online educational provider for high school homeschoolers. Founded by Brigid Thompson, an experienced educator and homeschooling mom, Blue Tent Online offers a comprehensive line of proven academic classes for homeschoolers and a community-building atmosphere. Classroom discussions and regularly used webcams allow students and instructors to develop a rapport that facilitates easy interaction.
Constitution Quest – Board Games for Families
Over the past several months, a game called Constitution Quest has been creating quite a buzz. I have been hearing more and more people talk about this great board game and its goal of enhancing the Constitutional IQ of the American people.
Boost Your Child’s Brainpower: The Gift of Multilingualism — A Parent’s Guide
In today’s interconnected world, the ability to speak multiple languages is more than just a valuable skill; it’s a crucial asset. For homeschooling parents, introducing a second (or third) language to your child’s education can have a profound impact on their cognitive development, cultural awareness, and future opportunities.
The Power of Educational Choice for All Learners
On behalf of the North Dakota Center for Distance Education (NDCDE), I extend the warmest greetings as you prepare for the upcoming school year. As homeschool families, you are likely making those final, often difficult decisions about curricula, delivery methods, daily schedules, meeting state legal requirements, and finding opportunities to connect your students to co-curricular and extracurricular activities in your community.
The Art of Nature Journaling: Its Transformative Power in Education
When I spoke to John Muir Laws, who prefers “Jack”, what his life’s mission is, he answered definitively, “To have every person fall in love with the world around them.” After speaking with Jack, seeing his work and everything he does, he is definitely in love with the world.
Essential Skills Online Software for K-6+45-day risk-free trial for teachers
Essential Skills offers professional teachers an opportunity to test out the online software program for themselves to see how it fits into their curriculum. Essential Skills is a curriculum for varying grade levels of Reading, Math, Science and Geography.
The Children’s Gift Series – Books and More!
Ms Dionne Grayson is a writer of books of easy, positive encouragement for children and adults. She is a firm believer in the power of intention and developing self-belief and confidence in her readers. Her series of 10 titles in English and 10 that are paralleled in Spanish, comprise a Unit Study in Self-esteem. The books illustrate a variety of gifts (skills) that children have and how a school child can share his/her gift with classmates. Ms. Grayson offers suggestions of what careers a person with such a gift can pursue into adulthood. The books are printed on heavy, glossy,S beautiful paper and are brightly illustrated by Harry Aveira.
Strong Learning Orton-Gillingham SuperDeck Card Decks
Resources for Students with Dyslexia, ADHD and English Language Learners (ESL), including Tier 2 and 3 students. Aligned with the 5 Pillars of Reading, Orton-Gillingham approach, IDA, the Science of Reading, and The Reading League.
CompuScholar Homeschool Coding and Computer Skills
Do your homeschool students want to learn to code, build web pages, or create video games? Do they need to learn critical computing skills to help them succeed in school or life? CompuScholar has homeschool-friendly curricula for your family!
Young Wonks.com – Where Young People Imagine & Create Tomorrow
The tech business world continues to explode across our lives, seeping into every corner of daily existence. Robotics and Game Development are forming our future in medicine and all walks of life. Young people who desire a secure and in-demand profession, allowing for creative thought, are flocking to educational services that offer sophisticated, deep training in Computer Science, Coding and Electronics.
Connect Your Family With Games
Many families now have more T.V. sets than people. Add to that the array of smart phones, computers and electronic game devices owned by most families and you get a recipe for family disconnection. One of the best advantages of homeschooling is family time together, but if we squander too much of that time in our separate electronic worlds, we lose a precious treasure forever. Time lost can never be regained and children are soon grown and gone.
The Horse in the Parlor – a History of Pianos
The pipe organ is often referred to as the “King of Instruments”. Anyone who has ever sat in a large cathedral and experienced the wall-moving power of the large pipes, instantly knows why. If one wished to follow the convention of nick-naming of instruments along the same lines, the piano might be called the “Horse of Instruments”.
Starline Press Independent Learning Curriculum for Grades 3-12
Many homeschooling families appreciate the “old school” correspondence curriculum that was in use before digital technology and the Internet. Starline Press is pleased to offer this still-popular choice to homeschoolers from grades 3 to 12 providing the core curriculum of Math, English/Language Arts (including analysis of news media), Social Studies, (including cultural geography), and Science. And, they also offer all books as E-books.
What Are Gardner’s Original 7 intelligences? What are 8 and 9?
While a parent’s main focus on this topic might be for the benefit of the children, adults gain life skills from knowledge of the multiple intelligences. You can gain career guidance from knowing the main intelligences that you possess. You understand yourself and your spouse more clearly as you analyze your personality and inner self through this prism.
Botanical Drawing Curriculum – Builds Personhood Through Art
The field of botanical art and illustration offers a wide variety of career opportunities and the artistic knowledge gained from studying with Olivia’s course develops talents other than scientific illustration. For instance, just a few of the skills your child will achieve using the program include enhancement of observational skills, drawing techniques and overview of botany, and more.
Write At Home Online Courses for Homeschoolers in Middle & High School
Writing has always been a vital skill and even today, with the encroachment of electronic media, with foreshortened communications such as texting, etc., being able to convey one’s thoughts on paper reigns as the most important of skills – doing so clearly and intelligently is also helpful!
Greek ‘n’ Stuff . . . Latin, Too – Buy Books Online
Greek ‘n’ Stuff offers families an easy, convenient way to learn Greek or Latin.
It is a program based from a Christian foundation. Learn Greek or Latin at home!
Signing Online
If your child is interested in learning a new language, or needs language credits for a program, but doesn’t want to study the usual choices offered, American Sign Language is a great alternative. ASL is the third most-commonly used language in the US, after English and Spanish.
Life on the Farm Board Game
The health and future of Family Farming is one of the most important issues America faces. Our food supply is best served by individual farming families who are on the same level as the people they serve – us! Corporate farming interests serve their shareholders and the bottom line, not consumers.
