Introducing Pi
pi is an important number in mathematics. It is also a difficult concept for students when it is first introduced. pi = 3.14… approximately, but that is not quite right. pi = 3.14159… approximately, but that is not quite right either. pi = 22/7 but that is an approximation too. pi has been computed out to millions of digits, but the result is still an approximation.
Laughter + Fun= Math Games
When we think of playing games, we think of good times, laughter, and family fun. When we think of math, rarely do these same thoughts come to mind. What a shame! Math should be good times, laughter, and family fun. So how can we make that happen? Read on and let me share some ideas.
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.
President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech, delivered Friday, January 20, 1961
Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom–symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning — signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago.
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.
Carol’s Affordable Curriculum – Infant Through 6 Years Old
Carol’s Affordable Curriculum offers homeschooling parents and teachers/caregivers of preschoolers a line of complete curriculum for learning. The curriculum provides an activity for each Monday through Friday, to serve preschools as well as homeschoolers.
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.
The Trivium Approach also known as the Classical Approach
The Latin word “trivium” means three roads. The trivium method focuses on a three-subject curriculum of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric, which represented the lower division of the seven liberal arts taught in medieval universities. The method, which is very effective today, defines grammar, logic, and rhetoric differently than our modern definitions do. Allow us to explain further.
Delayed Academic Approach
by Michael Leppert The developers of this method are Dr. Raymond Moore and his wife, Dorothy. They partially homeschooled their two children and are pioneers in the homeschooling movement and responsible for many homeschooling laws in California. They began in the...
