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Turn Drawing on its Side with 3d Pen Technology
When you have a child who goes through reams of paper drawing structures like buildings, maps, villages, and cities and also has a strong desire to be an architect when he grows up. Yes, I mean ream after ream after ream of paper is used in our home to draw these things. Then the idea of being able to create actual 3 dimensional items by drawing them with a 3d pen is cool. But, who can afford a 3d printer? I received the AtmosFlare 3d Drawing Pen Kit for free in exchange for this review, I am receiving paid compensation for my time, all opinions expressed are my own and I am not…
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A Visual Exploration for How to Memorize the Periodic Table
I can remember back to junior high school when I took earth science from Mrs. Garrett. One of the lessons we worked through was an introduction to the periodic table of elements. Mrs. Garrett diligently divided the table into their appropriate categories and assigned us memorization work for each segment. It was hard. Now, don’t get me wrong. Mrs. Garrett was a good teacher and I remember her fondly throughout my schooling years, as she was the homeroom teacher for my class and in our small rural area our school was a combined junior and senior high school. So I had her for several classes. She was a good teacher who…
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Kings of Israel a Biblical Board Game
I love a good board game. When I was a kid, we sat around the table playing all kinds of games. It didn’t matter if it was a board game or card game. In fact, it didn’t matter if it was a real game or one we made up. One game we liked to play was Who Am I? a Bible game where daddy would ask us a series of questions about a person in the Bible and each question would be a bit easier than the last. Of course, we (my siblings and I) wanted to get the answer right on the first try. But we rarely was able to do…
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Attention Homeschoolers! THE Homeschool eBook Library Coming Soon.
Your Homeschool & Family eBook Library It’s almost time! The 3rd annual iHomeschool Omnibus eBook Sale starts Sunday. What’s an Omnibus? It’s a collection of books. In this case it’s a collection of eBooks that are written by homeschooling moms. We’ve gathered the best that homeschool blogging moms have to offer for your benefit. The total value of this collection is worth $545! But you can buy the entire collection for just $25. Why would we offer this collection of eBooks at such a low price? We, like you, are homeschool moms. We understand the need to save money, to go without, to wish you could enhance your curriculum, find encouragement, or…
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Looking Into College Online Courses with JumpCourse.com
The Gifted Need for College Courses I’m looking into options for college credits for my gifted learner. Here is the reality I live with. If you follow along with our homeschool blog then you know that he is gifted in math. He’s 10 and working in highschool advanced math. So that means he is going to reach a limit for secondary level learning in just a few short years. So what’s a homeschool mom to do? I could take him to the local community college and enroll him in a college level class at age 13-14, but is that really what I want for him? This sponsored post with affiliate links is brought to…
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Ancient Math Instruction
Can you Count in Greek?, Exploring Ancient Number Systems Book Review My son loves math. If you follow this blog, then you know he loves math. I talk about it a lot. I am in awe of his ability. We can be out somewhere and he will see something math-like that he finds challenging and he will get fixated on it until he solves the puzzle. So when this package arrived in the mail, and he saw this book, he was more than fascinated. Disclosure: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review of the product. All opinions expressed are my own and I share them…
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Growing Up in God’s Word Bible Study Review
Teaching Bible Study Skills I’m taking a break from teaching from the Old Testament in our homeschool. I’ve decided to spend the spring teaching about the latter part of the life of Christ. I was given an opportunity to review Growing Up in God’s Word, Life of Christ Part II, which I received for free in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. I am also sharing affiliate links to Amazon.com where you can purchase this and other study guides.When I was a little girl my parents were earnest in having family Bible study time. My daddy would read from the scripture, to my mom, myself…
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Welcome Spring!
Art & Nature Study Homeschool GiveawayIt happens every year. Winter seems long, dark and cumbersome and then spring arrives and signs of life begin to emerge once again. The sun brightens our days and our hearts and we feel a little lighter. I’m always amazed when I see plants peeking through the ground that just a couple of days before was hard and icy, but it happens every year. This post contains affiliate links for homeschooling during the spring season. You can read more about affiliate links by visiting my disclosure page. Thank you for being a loyal follower of Great Peace Academy. Today marks the first day of spring for…
