A Young Scholar’s Guide to Composers A User-Friendly, One-Year Curriculum for Grades 4–8 From the website: This course provides a close-up look at famous composers, their music, and their times, with special attention to character traits and Christian testimony (or lack thereof). Even the musically challenged will enjoy this course! It’s perfect for grades 4–8 but is easily adaptable for younger and older students. Minimal teacher prep will return maximum enjoyment! • 32 Weekly Lessons• 26 Bios of Famous Composers• 6 Eras of Music Explained• Easy-to-Use Comparative Timeline• Easy-to-Use Maps• Composer Info-Cards and Game Directions • Note-taking Pages• Quizzes• Answer…
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Let the Nominations Begin…
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The Homeschool Blog Award nominations have begun. The nomination period will end on October 30th. Just click on the button to be taken to the nomination page to nominate your favorite blogs. The Categories this year include: Best Homeschool Mom Blog Best Homeschool Dad Blog Best Blog Design Best Photos and Artistic Content Blog Best Crafts, Plans, and Projects Blog Best Family or Group Blog Best Encourager ‘Live-What-You-Believe’ Homeschool Blog Best Unschooling Blog Best Eclectic Homeschooling Best Geographical Blog Best Current Events, Opinions or Politics Blog Best Homemaking or Recipes Blog Best Teen Girl Blog Best Teen Guy Blog Best…
ABC Teach
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YOUR ONLINE RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION Thousands of FREE printable worksheets and activities Over 35,000 pages of worksheets and activities, abctools, and more, available to members. As a member of the crew, I was given a free 1 month trial membership to the abcteach site. Within a few hours of browsing the site, I knew that I would want a membership. In fact, I purchased a membership within a few days of starting my free trial. My first evening, I printed out a music file folder game as well as other music related worksheets to go along with our composer…
Field Trip: Saihati Camel Farm
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We enjoy getting to know a new area by going exploring. When we read that we would be able to go to a working camel farm, Munchkin was pretty excited. The only problem was that we had to wait until October as they are closed to the public during the summer months. This weekend, the wait was finally over as the camel farm was open. The Saihati Camel Farm specializes in the breeding of Arabian (or one humped) camels. They also have many other exotic animals that they care for on the farm. We decided to just go on a…
Draw and Write Through History Tour
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Take an exciting journey through time as you draw and write your way through history! Draw and Write Through History books are: Chronological, including Biblical history. Aimed at ages 8+, but adaptable for younger students. Student friendly! Starting with Creation, Draw and Write Through History books teach children how to draw things from history. Each drawing is broken down into steps, and each step is done in color. After each section there is a page of cursive handwriting copywork about that time period. An excellent supplement to ANY history curriculum! Whether you use the classical, Charlotte Mason, or traditional text-book…