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Reasons to Consider SchoolhouseTeachers.com

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I would be remiss in my duties if I didn’t tell you about the sale that SchoolhouseTeachers.com has going on right now.  SERIOUSLY remiss.   This is such a fantastic offer you won’t want to miss out on it.

Only 90$ for a whole year!   Huge savings!

Imagine with this….. over 350 classes across the spectrum from little ones all the way through mom and dad.

PDF’s to print off yes…not huge deal, it’s just paper and time right? So many of them you can just read off your screen rather than printing them off.  Reading is reading, you know?  The very positive part…. there are so many options, so many different classes, that you can choose subjects that YOUR children are interested in.  Why not make the learning easier by giving them material that totally floats their boat?  You can print off the list of classes and help your children foster some independence by just telling them.. pick three, any three, doesn’t matter which.  What are you most interested in learning about?

Or show them a grade list.

Also, I don’t know if you are familiar with World Book online? Guess what comes as part of your subscription… I KNOW!!!  It’s so great!!!   All that trusted knowledge right at your finger tips.

Molly Green is now part of SchoolhouseTeachers, pretty neat eh?  Helping you make frugal decisions, caring for friends and family as best you can, be mindful of your home.   An excellent resource.

Don’t forget about the magazines.  Totally free all the time. Yes, you can use the free app, but isn’t it easier to read on a bigger screen?  Neat eh?   All that reading and encouragement eh?

What else can I tell you that might sell you on SchoolhouseTeachers.com?  Oh…more and more classes are adding a video component.   Great eh?   Consider Drive Through History.  A well-done video with an accompanying worksheet.

So many reasons to check out SchoolhouseTeachers.com.   The fact that it is on sale, right now, is only icing on the cake.  Don’t miss out!  $90 for a whole year of learning for your entire family (or if you prefer $9.95 per month).

I appreciate this site so much I’ve written about them off and on over the years.

Review 2017. Interesting courses. Poetry Links.

Grade Seven Curriculum Choices

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 Today on the Homeschool Review Crew Five Day Blog Hop we are talking about Curriculum.

http://www.anetintime.ca/2017/08/grade-seven-curriculum-choices.html

I thought I would take a moment to talk about the materials the lad and I hope to use this year.


I’ll start with the easy stuff

Make Electronics.  One of my goals for the lad is that he have a job in the trades.. so that EVEN IF he wants to get a teaching, pastoral, blue-collar job at maturity, this will give him something he can do on the side or use as a fall back.   He’s already ruled out plumbing and expressed an interest in learning electronics… so I found this book for him on Amazon.  This summer I picked up a few electrical things (cameras, clock radios and the like) for him to tear apart with his dad and learn a thing or two.
 Links to amazon.ca  and amazon.com if you want to get it for your own student.

Unlock Math.  We reviewed this online math curriculum earlier this year.  The lad likes it and since he’s happy and learning, I’m also happy.

Science Spine.   God’s Design by Answers in Genesis. Just as we did last year we’ll play around with this curriculum a bit.  Watching youtube videos, reading books about the subjects that interest us, doing experiments etc.

Canada History Spine. Last year my lad used these books as a jumping off point for doing his own research, we’ll continue that this year.  Reading through one section a week and the lad doing research online or in the library.  Most will be written reports, but I’ll have him do longer things like dioramas and what not as well to work on different ways of presenting a report.   We’ll use it to pick art projects and stuff.

Logic of English: The lad has expressed an interest in improving his spelling, grammar, and such like.   And since we have Logic of English in the house I figure I’ll use it.  

What else will we be doing?
Well I have these shelves eh?

http://www.anetintime.ca/2017/08/grade-seven-curriculum-choices.html

Bottom shelf – where he stores his “actively working on materials” as well as some Shakespeare and French Lessons.

Middle shelf is mostly curriculum and binders to hold worksheets etc.

Top shelf is 90% resource materials that it would be fun to go through.

Then I have HIS book shelves and no, he won’t read all these but I will pick from them for read-togethers.

grade seven curriculum choices

Our Fridays are filled with doing everything differently, so we do STEM, art, field trips, co-op and more.   These shelves help with that.

http://www.anetintime.ca/2017/08/grade-seven-curriculum-choices.html

My goal is to keep everything organized so we can always find what we need easily. I hated it last year when books kept disappearing since the lad would just drop them randomly throughout the house.  So having dedicated shelves and a spot where the lad can put loose sheets or “I’m actively working on this” materials should help with that.

A good number of us from the crew are taking part.  I urge you to go visit them by clicking this link.

Here’s a list to get you started:
Lisa – Farm Fresh Adventures – Lisa enjoys keeping it real on her blog, as she shares her adventures with homeschooling on a farm in a small town.

Lori  – At Home: where life happens
– I am Lori. Wife to an wonderful husband, mother to 3 giggly girls in
the throes of growing up, teacher to said 3 giggly girls, and, most
importantly, a Christian striving to live life as God tells me to in the
Bible.

Meghan – Quiet In The Chaos
– Child of Christ, wife, and mama to 4, in my quiet corner I share
about our homestead, homeschool, real life, and cooking real
{traditional} food, while raising my family simply.

Melanie – Tree Valley Academy –
Tree Valley Academy creates and shares lesson ideas and educational
printables for homeschooling parents of early elementary-aged children.

Michele – Family Faith and Fridays –
Follow our family of 6 on our military moving, God loving, homeschool
adventure!

Missica – Through The Open Window
– I’m a homeschooling mom to a special needs son. My blog reflects our
lives, and our journey “through the open window” of autism.

Monique – Mountain of Grace Homeschooling
– I’m a Catholic homeschooling mama to 2
amazing kids. We are finishing up the middle school years and heading
into  navigating the world of high school.

Looking for curricula to fill in those gaps?   I know a great place to go.  SchoolhouseTeachers.com has courses for the whole family, from the youngest to the oldest.  Check out the early bird special going on right now.

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Tomorrow, Tomorrow the Sale Ends Tomorrow!

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 Did you know that this sale will be over soon?  Just another couple of days.
It ends on my birthday!  🙂   It’d be a lovely gift you know..

Why you ask?  It has all sorts of items helpful to you regardless of where you live.

Unlock math.. in my SON’s opinion the best math program he’s done up til this point. He likes it, dives into in eagerly whenever he needs to do homeschooling.   Seriously.. a month free so you can check it out?  Can’t really complain about that!

Then you have the various planners.  Who doesn’t need a good planner to keep yourself on track with your schooling?

And then you have the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference.  It’s available in this package!  It’s like getting the conference and the rest of the materials for free!  Good teaching, good resources, good ideas to spur you on in your journey.

Don’t forget the unit studies…North America, Terry Fox, Different critters to learn about, and Canadian or not… it’s good to celebrate a birthday Canada is 150 this year!

You can learn more at this link.

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Looky Looky! The Canadian Learning Bundle is Here!

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 Hey

Just wanted to let you know that the Canadian Learning Bundle is on sale again!
And boy oh boy, look what all you get!

 
 Only $27 and you get French, Unit Studies, Canadian Heroes, Art, History and more!  A nice bundle that will get you well situated for learning!

All new products this year.  Check it out at my affiliate link here. 

Want to know everything that’s included?
Here you go:
 
*Canadian Online Homeschool Conference Pass
*Timeline from Confederation to Today (The Canadian Homeschooler)
*Canada: The First Fifty Years (Chantel from Intentional Homeschooling)
*Deluxe Homeschool Planner (Jennifer from Deliberate Homeschooling)
*Basic Grammar for All Writers course (Excellent Resources)
*Homeschool, Simplified: What Matters Most ebook (Bonnie from Oh, That’s Simple)
*French: Sing & Learn Vol.2 (Leanne from FrenglishLearning)
*5 Days to Your Best Homeschool Years e-Course (Ana from They Called Me Blessed)
*Mini Homeschool Tune-Up (Edna from Edna’s Homeschool Helps)
*Fall Semester of Artsy Startsy’s ROAM program (Rebecca from Artsy Startsy)
*UnLock Math 1 month subscription (Unlock Math)
*Canada150 Writing Activities, Terry Fox Activities, & Current Events (Diana Bailey on TpT)
*North American Continent Collection (Cherine from Making Montessori Ours)
*3 mini unit-studies: Penguins, Beavers, & Sharks (Rebecca from Hip Homeschooling Blog)
*Digital Organization Pack (Kimberly from GeekSchooling)
*Student Planner (Grace from Plum Cheeky Solutions)
Plus a couple of discount offers.
*French Sing & Learn Vol. 1
*Homeschooling with JOY
*Edna’s Homeschool Helps Consultations
*Hands on History Book

Isn’t that just a fantastic offer?   Check it out today eh?

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Interesting Courses through SchoolhouseTeachers.com

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Hey, I don’t know if you have heard about SchoolhouseTeachers.com yet…but if you haven’t, you are missing out on an excellent resource, SERIOUSLY. Imagine a place, where you can get over 300 courses, NO additional fees, all for about $10 a month….OR if you bit the bullet.. $90 a year. 

I don’t know about you but I’d be thinking.. Pretty good deal.. what’s the catch?

Get this.. NO CATCH. Well okay.. One catch. You have until January 15 to lock in that price.  Cool eh?  Do note that I use affiliate links in this post which help my family and don’t hurt you one bit. 🙂

You can learn more here:

Schoolhouse Teachers Half Price Discount

 So let me tell you more about this wonderful resource.

As you may or may not know, my son and I have a on again off again study of Canada going.  Each year we start in a different place, go like mad for a while and then things change or get forgotten or complaints about methodology start and we stop.   I want to STOP that cycle.

To the end this year I bought a comprehensive history of Canada.   It’s a fairly boring text but comprehensive.  I thought I could EASILY supplement and I can!  WOOT WOOT!!!!

 To go along with this book I plan to use a variety of hands-on learning options and worksheets and discoveries that I have picked up around the web BUT I have found THREE (and there will more than likely be more).. areas in SchoolhouseTeachers.com that I will be able to use.

First off:
EveryDay Explorers: Canada.

 This course walks us through every province of Canada, listing some highlights, 20 days to explore each province, with loads of sights to see, history to learn and geography to explore.

Add to that:
EveryDay Easels.

A big part of my hope is, as we finish each province, to use an artist study to capture something about the province that we wish to remember.   There are 5 and 10 day lesson plans in this course and you can jump around as you see fit.

 Daily Discoveries was an exciting find.

 My son loves all things animals and exploratory so adding a learning component is just awesome.

Anyways, as I said earlier they are having a great promotion on right now.  You really need to check it out.  Over 300 courses for 50% off with no additional fees.  It’s a rock solid investment.

 Don’t delay!   This special ends on January 15th.

Do it Different Fridays: 3D puzzle of Notre Dame

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Notre Dame took 200 years to complete, started in 1163 by Bishop Maurice de Sully.   It was finally completed in 1345 It was built in the gothic style.  The whole town seemed to get involved in the building, from the finances needed, to labour, to expertise in design and what not.  It has become an icon of Paris. 


Some facts about Notre Dame:

  • .1160 Maurice de Sully (named Bishop of Paris) orders the original cathedral demolished.
  • 1163 Cornerstone laid for Notre-Dame de Paris; construction begins.
  • 1182 Apse and choir completed.
  • 1196 Bishop Maurice de Sully dies.
  • c.1200 Work begins on western facade.
  • 1208 Bishop Eudes de Sully dies. Nave vaults nearing completion.
  • 1225 Western facade completed.
  • 1250 Western towers and north rose window completed.
  • c.1245–1260s Transepts remodelled in the Rayonnant style by Jean de Chelles then Pierre de Montreuil
  • 1270  the Parisians watched over the body of the King, Saint Louis, who died in Tunis;
  • 1250–1345 Remaining elements completed.
  • 1302 King Philip the Fair opened the first Estates General of the Kingdom of France
  • 1572, it was here that King Henry IV married Marguerite de Valois
  • 1594 King Henry IV converted to Catholicism 
  • 1804 it is where Pope Pius VII crowned Napoleon I Emperor of the French
  • it was also at Notre-Dame that the Te Deum was sung at the end of the First and Second World Wars;

It is located on a small island called the Ile de la Cite in the middle of river Seine.

Notre Dame Cathedral which can also be called “our lady” is still in use
today by the Roman Catholic Church for Sunday mass and it is the seat
of the Archbishop of Paris. A notable and distinct historical artefact
which is very popular today is the famous bell that has been
redesigned to ring automatically. Any visitor to the bell tower should
be prepared to climb the 140 steps staircase, if desirous of seeing the
historical bell or have a glimpse of the city of Paris.

 Also inside the Notre Dame Cathedral, among so many historical
artefacts, is the notable 17th century organ with all of its parts still
functional.

We learned a few things about Notre Dame and then we built it.  🙂   NO.. not the actual building took 200 years remember  🙂 but a 3-D puzzle of it.

We made this puzzle:

 I liked how the pieces were clearly marked, and made on sturdy material. They were easy to punch out and match with the clearly marked directions.

 
Do you see how clear the instructions are?   My son found them very easy to follow, and even corrected my decisions a couple of times.   His only complaint about putting together this puzzle was that some of the slots for sliding the pieces together are a bit too small, but they were easily made bigger using the utensil it comes with.
 Putting the puzzle together.
It was a lot of fun putting this together with my lad, even though at times, my somewhat ill lad would get impatient with the finickiness of some of the pieces.
It was a good way for us to connect again after weeks of illness and kinda just doing our own thing.
 Once again I thought about Educents and how it’s having a sale this weekend and thought I’d see what they had about Notre Dame and France.  It would appear that they  have some 74 products you can choose from.  Going to link up a couple just so you can see what they have.  These are affiliate links that just help support us.
France Close Reading
France Symbols
Bastille Day
France My book

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STEM: Light Up Planetarium

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Since battling illness is the name of the game in this house lately, today I decided to switch things up for the lad.

“Do your reading and then we’ll work on a couple of your boxes okay?”   says I.

“GREAT MOM” was the enthusiastic response.  (good to have enthusiasm again)  🙂

Over the past year we’ve been working with kiwi crates, I decided to bump up the the tinker crates, and Light Up Planterium is the first one we received.     Below you will see my son unpacking the box.  It comes in the mail addressed to him.

 
Tinker Creates is a great way to teach and entertain youth from 9-16 years old.   I discovered that the instructions are different, they came as a fold out page rather than a booklet. 

My son had absolutely no problem following the instructions and figuring out where he wanted to go.  He was able to easily look ahead and problem solve before reaching the next stage as needed.

HA!!!   I made my first ever presentation, cool eh?

One thing I couldn’t figure out how to show you was how neat all those pin holes stars look against a dark ceiling.  Just couldn’t get a good shot regardless of what I did with the camera.

But seriously, tinker crates are a great deal of fun and you can take the learning from them into so many different directions.  Do them as is or put them into a small unit study.  We’re studying astronomy this year so this box was an excellent fit.  You can order individual crates from Kiwi Crates from what I recall, so give them a look see and figure out what you can use with your students.  🙂