Times Alive, by City Creek Press, is an interactive game that uses stories, songs, and quizzes to help teach children multiplication facts from the zero's through the nine's times tables.
INVITATION TO HOME SCHOOLERS FROM ISRAEL Chris Davis, chris@... writes: Government of Israel reaches out to Christian homeschoolers! The academic leaders and government ministers of Israel have created a unique opportunity for current and future Christian homeschooled students. Israel desires to build a generation of Goodwill Ambassadors from among Christians who already have a heart for Israel. To this end, Israel's Prime Minister is inviting Christian educators to participate in a prototype of what the government is calling The Israel Goodwill Ambassador Academy. Although the initial focus was to be Christian college and university students, after meeting with some American homeschooling parents last month, the Academy has decided to design its programs especially with Christian homeschooled students in mind. I have been asked to invite you-homeschooling leaders and parents-to participate in this gathering because Israel recognizes that Christian homeschooled students are the future opinion-leaders of their respective countries. It is Israel's desire to provide our students with accurate, on-the-ground facts regarding Israel's place in the world as part of our students' home education experience. A prototype of The Israel Goodwill Ambassador Academy will be held in Israel this September 17th - 25th. As far as I know, this is the first time a foreign government has expressly asked homeschoolers to partner with them for the purpose of sustaining their country's future. This is a historic opportunity for Christian homeschoolers to benefit the nation of Israel. What is The Israel Goodwill Ambassador Academy? As the governments of the world back away from their support for Israel, Israel has realized that evangelical Christians may be their best (and, perhaps, only) friends. This fully accredited Academy will counter the negative and non-factual information being disseminated by the media and other information outlets. Through seminars, forums, discussions, and travel to important locations in Israel, leading experts in the government, military, financial and academic sectors will provide the experience and higher education our students need. Who is inviting me to this gathering? The invitation to participate in the first Academy comes directly from Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, who will welcome us to this first ever event. The invitation is being extended to educational leaders, especially to English-speaking Christian homeschool leaders and parents. What responsibility will I have at this gathering? As a participant, your responsibility will be to attend all meetings. When several meetings are being held concurrently, you will choose the meeting you feel will best help homeschooled students understand Israel and her future. Your second responsibility will be to give input to the Academy's leaders as to how you feel future Academies may be improved for the sake of the homeschoolers you know. How do I show my interest in attending and receiving more information (including cost, itinerary, etc.)? Contact chris@..., Ph: 931-287-9312 to receive PDF file in three parts: 1) The letter of invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 2) The itinerary for September's prototype Academy (note: exact times and locations of meetings with the Prime Minister, government officials and special guests are not noted for security reasons), and 3) The Registration Form. If you are interested in attending, contact me immediately to let me know and with any questions you may have. A final request: It is important that the notice of this gathering get into the hands of as many homeschoolers as possible. I have only sent it to those whom I know personally. Please forward it to those you know, either by sending it to your Facebook "friends", by including it in your newsletter, by placing it on your website, or by any other means. I do not want this opportunity to pass by someone who would be truly interested in attending simply because he or she did not know about it. Thank you for your cooperation. I hope to see many of you in Israel this September! Chris Davis, North American Homeschool Representative The Israel Goodwill Ambassador Academy, Jerusalem, Israel chris@... * U.S. Phone 931-287-9312
Welcome to the funniest way to learn two languages
My Experience
While latin is not new around our home, the focus has been on vocabulary. But, now that 2 of the boys are older, it is time to delve into sentence structure. I have been very nervous about trying new programs due to initial costs and the possibility of them being a complete failure. I stepped out once with what I considered a great program, but, the all text format wasn't working for the boys. Since then, I have come across Visual Latin and they gave me the opportunity to give an open review.
The teacher for the Visual Latin videos is Dwane Thomas. Mr. Thomas has been teaching latin for 15 years and his wife homeschools their 5 children.
Thomas Purifoy, Jr., is the producer for Visual Latin. Compass Cinema, has already produced 2 other series;Modern Parables and Seek Social Justice. Mr. Purifoy's wife homeschools their 3 girls
Each part averages ~7 minutes and is followed by a worksheet so the student can immediately put to use what they have learned before moving on.
This set up allows for the flexibility in scheduling and pacing that is needed in homeschooling. The lessons can also be synched with your phone or IPad to take advantage of windshield time or other down time.
The See, Hear, Write format of Visual Latin is top notch for retention.
Dwane's relaxed and funny teaching style is both interactive and engaging. My boys have commented on how much more they are retaining in this course and they love his random references. The younger boy also adds "...It doesn't cram a lot at you at once so I can remember more..." and "...Mr. Thomas is funny!"
Here are 4 free introductory videos plus 2 free lessons (click here!) that you should try! They are rather addicting, so, try at your own risk ;)
The Take Away
The guys at Visual Latin love language and their enthusiasm shows. The course work reinforces the student's understanding of English while learning Latin. You purchase the lessons in sets as downloads (I had no problem downloading the lessons) or DVD's. Each set includes the videos, instructions, worksheets and answers.
The Best Part!
Visual Latin has offered to give a 25% off coupon to my readers! Use the code Latin Is Fun in their store. The coupon is good for only 3 days, so take a quick peek now :)
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