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As you read in my College Prep Genius introduction post, College Prep Genius offers parents and students help in getting started for the road to college success. Through this course, students will learn how to prepare for the test, and the best way to take the test. Students are given tips and tricks to help them excel at standardized test taking. We received the College Prep Genius “Master the SAT Class” dvd set to review. This set includes 4 dvds (the whole “Master the SAT Class” lecture series), the College Prep Genius textbook, and the College Prep Genius workbook. The…

Batter Up! Slavery Edition File Folder Game

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As you can see, I’m having fun creating more file folder games for Munchkin. Since we’re studying the Underground Railroad and Slavery, I made game cards to go with that theme for this game board. This could easily be used with many other trivia type cards. I plan on making more trivia card sets for it later. You can download a pdf copy of this game here. The Batter Up! Slavery edition cards can be found here. You can find additional game cards for the State edition here.

September 23, 2009

Heather L

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Bowling for Answers

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Mary from Games for Learning came up with a great idea for a review game. I decided to make up a file folder game board and question cards to go along with the idea. You can find the game board and instructions here. You can find a template for these cards in Word here. You can download the score cards here. If you’re not sure how to keep score in bowling, here is a good explanation. I have created bowling pin cards for the States and Capitals. You can download these here. Munchkin is excited about having another new game…

Educational Diagnostic Prescriptive Services Review

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Homeschool Curriculum and Guidance that Works– Without the Frustration or Expense! Write with the Best Volume One With Write with the Best Volume One, a child learns descriptive writing by modeling classic works of literature. Volume One is geared towards 3rd to 12th grade and covers nine different genres: Describing an Object from Jules Verne Describing a Place from Charles Dickens Describing a Character from Daniel Defoe Dialogue from Kenneth Grahame The Short Story from O. Henry Fables from Aesop Friendly Letters from Robert Louis Stevenson Poetry – Rhyming Verse from William Wordsworth The Ballad or Narrative Poem from Henry…

Our Week in Workboxes

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I try to prepare a weeks worth of workboxes over the weekend, so it doesn’t take me as much time in the evening to fill Munchkin’s workboxes. This is what we have planned for this week. Workbox 1 – Bible (Grapevine Studies, Memory Verses)Workbox 2 – Math Activities (File Folder Games, Math Games)Workbox 3 – Math (Teaching Textbooks, Custom worksheets for lessons)Workbox 4 – Science (Apologia Biology, Custom worksheets for lessons)Workbox 5 – Magazines (God’s World News Top Story, Gutenberg Study)Workbox 6 – State Study (State books, State Maze, State Trivia, State Workbook)Workbox 7 – President Study (President Books, President…