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Mar. 9, 2020
4 Homeschool Extras You Shouldn't Skip
Homeschool families often end up choosing the homeschool lifestyle because they enjoy the freedom to make their own educational choices. They shun following a set of standardized guidelines about what each and every school day ought to include. Along the … Continue reading
Feb. 24, 2020
5 Fast and Easy Extension Activities for Least of All
Least of All by Carol Purdy, a Read-Aloud from History / Bible / Literature (HBL) A, is about a little girl who feels lost in a large family. Despite its brevity, Least of All has a depth of meaning that … Continue reading
Aug. 15, 2019
Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire: Hands-on Craft Tutorial
When your history studies take you to the Holy Roman Empire, add this hands-on project to your homeschool lessons for an added bit of fun and open-ended creativity! First request your free template and guide by submitting the form below. … Continue reading
Tagged crafts, crown, download, free, hands on, history, Homeschooling, roman empire, template
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Jul. 29, 2019
Homeschool Arts and Crafts for the Parent Who Prefers Student-led Projects
When I’m looking through homeschool blogs, I see bright, beautiful pictures of children playing with paint and making creations with macaroni and glitter. The parents and children all appear to be having a great time. But that happy scene isn’t … Continue reading
Tagged art, children, crafts, hands on, projects, student-led
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Jun. 17, 2019
Eating Your Curriculum: 3 Ways to Devour History and Geography
Lots of homeschooling families find that the dining table is an integral part of their learning experience. In many homes you’ll see a kitchen table covered with Instructor’s Guides, great literature, and math books for the bulk of the day. … Continue reading
Tagged cooking, curriculum, eating, food, geography, hands on, history, Homeschooling
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Mar. 13, 2019
Build a Working Arm Muscle: A Science Activity Tutorial
An observational approach is terrific for nature study, but doesn’t quite do the trick when it comes to anatomy, does it? It can be challenging to adequately teach about muscles and bones, when all the moving parts all hidden away … Continue reading
Tagged activities, anatomy, experiments, hands on, Learning Activities, projects, science
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Feb. 20, 2019
Winners of Sonlight’s Hands-on Project Contest
We put out a call to our craftiest Sonlighters for hands-on project ideas for new History Project Kits, and you answered … in droves. While we received many outstanding project ideas, we are thrilled to announce these twenty winners whose … Continue reading
