If our 49th state had been in the dead center of the continent, as Illinois and Missouri are, it would be considered the “Phenomenal State” or the “Amazing State” or probably even “It’s Own Country”, much like Texas once was.
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The alpha letters are taught much like you would teach a line dance or aerobic exercise routine. The strategy is easy to use. The teacher handbook provides a daily lesson outline that focuses on process instruction – where to start, which way to go AND how to move.
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Speed Stacks, a competitive sport and activity, built around stacking specially-designed plastic cups as quickly as possible in set patterns. Stacking builds hand-eye coordination, ambidexterity and concentration.
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Many families look for a trusted homeschool art curriculum that’s both accessible and meaningful but often feel underqualified to teach the arts themselves or struggle to find a reliable local option.
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Make Sense! is a set of language games designed to teach English syntax (the way sentences are structured), including logic around Who does What, When, Where, How, Why, etc.
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In an era where so much of our attention is consumed by the present moment, by scrolling headlines, fleeting trends, and the next viral post, it’s more important than ever to pause and listen to the stories of those who came before us. John Speights, through his remarkable YouTube channel.
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The alpha letters are taught much like you would teach a line dance or aerobic exercise routine. The strategy is easy to use. The teacher handbook provides a daily lesson outline that focuses on process instruction – where to start, which way to go AND how to move.
Irregular verbs are one of the true challenges in grammar, whether English, Spanish or other languages. This category of verbs have to be memorized individually. Unlike regular verbs, there is no pattern to these verbs – in other words, they are not regular!
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.
The idea of short lessons is often approached with skepticism by parents. I understand this completely, as I was a doubter myself. I have often asked parents this question, “Do you have anything to lose by trying it? If you were to try short lessons and find they did not work for you, couldn’t you just go back to long lessons?” I cannot even count the number of parents who tried this and now rave about short lessons.
