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The Best Spanish Curriculum for Homeschool

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I love the Spanish language, but just because I mostly know it myself does not mean that it’s been easy teaching it to my kids. I’ve been trying to speak to my son for five years and he’s fought me. It is so hard for him to develop confidence in a new language. Now he’s ten and my second child is 6. I’ve finally found something that gets them both excited about speaking and learning Spanish. It’s Foreign Languages for Kids by Kids®, which helps them gain confidence by showing other kids speaking Spanish at their level.Finally, a homeschool Spanish curriculum that is practical, easily accessible online, made for and designed for kids, and full of variety of learning methods! Foreign Languages by Kids for Kids is just what we needed for homeschool Spanish.
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The Play Dough Way to Learn about Core Sampling

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I gave him a rectangle of property. Each play dough color represents a type of soil or rock. Where should he build a house? Where should he dig a well? He must use "core sampling" to determine the answers.

My son is taking an online Geology class this winter/spring. Recently, his class talked about core sampling, and I was intrigued by the concept. This week we replicated core sampling with play dough, and it gave us a lot to talk about. What we can learn from what is under the surface of the earth, simply by taking a sample of one spot?

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Hands-On LDS Devotional: Painting Lehi’s Dream

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Painting Lehi's dreamI love to start our school day with a simple devotional but I’m struggling with how to make it memorable for my young son when he has a sister dancing around distracting him. My son is seven now, so I know he can do more than simply listen to the words of scriptures. I know he understands.
The past few weeks we were revisiting General Conference talks but now we are back to our (very slow) study of The Book of Mormon.
This week I decided to ask Raisin respond to what we read (1 Nephi 8) by painting it. Continue reading →