Spirals in Nature and Fibonacci [1 of 3]
We are in full swing with our Nature Notebook group. There has been some discussion about Charlotte Mason notebooking and the mom (she rocks!) coordinating our group came up with this Jewel!
If you are in need of a good look at what Nature Journaling is all about, this blog will give you the eye candy you have been looking for.
http://naturejournaling.blogspot.com/
Beautiful.
I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or watching their peculiar habits, or delineating them in the best way I could.
John James Audubon
::Visual Latin ::
Laugh Through Latin and Master English!
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 lesson is divided into 3 parts:
"Humans have studied and praised rhetoric since the early days of the written word. The Mesopotamians and Ancient Egyptians both valued the ability to speak with eloquence and wisdom. However, it wasn’t until the rise of Greek democracy that rhetoric became a high art that was studied and developed systematically." ....
Enter you child's spelling words and they can play games to learn them!
Yeah!
Map work is FUN!
These geography worksheets help make learning more engaging for children.
Maureen Spell, from spell out loud, has tried a new product! My kids love "hands on" learning.
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