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drawing to remember
Homeschool Teaching Tips 

Drawing to Remember

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 alessa art, memory

True Story: I recently went back to school for massage therapy because my spouse has chronic pain issues. I was

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grammar
Homeschool Teaching Tips 

Style Versus Grammar

December 18, 2018December 17, 2018 Guest grammar, writing

When grading a student paper, it can be difficult to decide what comments to leave, especially when the writer is

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Identify animal skulls
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Discover This: Skull Identification

September 30, 2018April 3, 2020 alessa animal skull, animals, biology

I was out walking my dog the other day and what do my wandering eyes catch a glimpse of? A

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10 psych movies
Homeschool Social Emotional Teaching Tips 

Teaching Psychology With Animated Movies

July 25, 2018June 28, 2020 alessa disney movies, dreamworks movies, pixar movies, psychology, teaching with movies

As a child of the 1970s, I grew up with a love-hate relationship with animated movies. With no VCRs or

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Discover This: Maya Empire

February 4, 2018 alessa ancient history, lidar, Mayan

A few days ago, the world learned about the discovery of 60,000 previously unknown ancient Mayan archaeological structures. My first

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Is Your News CRAAP?

February 3, 2017 alessa CRAAP test

Regardless of which side of the political spectrum you fall on, it’s safe to say that we are living in

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snowman logic
Teaching Tips 

Snowman Visual Logic

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 alessa logic, math, visual spatial

Teaching critical thinking skills to early elementary kids can be tough when a child still struggles with reading complete sentences.

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Homeschool Teaching Tips 

2nd Look Sentences For Thanksgiving

November 22, 2015December 20, 2018 alessa 2nd Look Sentences, comprehension, grammar, reading

Ever find yourself reading something and you skip over a word – or even switch up the order you read

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Don’t Write an Essay, Write a Really Good Thesis Statement

November 19, 2015December 20, 2018 Kriston Sites Eller english, Kriston Sites Eller, writing

Writers, especially inexperienced ones, often feel overwhelmed by the thought of writing an essay. It’s so big and long and

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Homeschooling: Learning to let go of control and trust the process
Homeschool Teaching Tips 

Letting Go Of The Homeschool Control

November 12, 2015July 8, 2016 alessa homeschool

I started homeschooling in January of my oldest son’s kindergarten year. Our homeschool journey started off free-form and by-the-seat-of-our-pants, until

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Life Happens

Sometimes life comes along and hijacks your best laid curricular plans. That can be a good thing.

Everyday learning happens - sometimes beginning with the most innocent question.

Follow your child's whimsy.
Ask good questions.
Go for a walk.
Listen.
Get Messy.
Laugh.
Explore.
Debate.

Above all else, have fun.

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