• How to Spark Creativity with Homeschool Art Lessons | Renée at Great Peace #homeschool #art #artlessons #homeschoolart #ihsnet
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    How to Spark Creativity with Homeschool Art Lessons

    I’ve known for a very long time that my son had a unique gift when it comes to artwork. He can just sort of see something in his mind, and before you know it he puts it to paper in amazing detail. He kind of sees things in 3 dimensions. I’ve wanted to provide him with homeschool art lessons for a long time.  But, I didn’t think I could afford them. I love to watch him draw because it’s really unlike anything I’ve ever seen or imagined when it comes to art. If I were to sketch, or color, or paint an image, I’m quite methodical in my approach. He…

  • Learn a Foreign Language with Online Resource Middlebury Languages | RenéeatGreatPeace #ihnset
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    Learning the German Language in Homeschool

    An Ear for Foreign Languages I can remember when my son was about 2 years old and one day we were driving into the city, Columbus, and on the way, he was sitting in his car seat chattering away. I thought, at first, that he was just talking nonsensical toddler speak. Then I recognized that he was counting… in German. I recognized it as German because I had taken a German course in high school and still remembered the alphabet, numbers and a few phrases. To say I was stunned would be an understatement because I had never taught him to count in German.  Disclosure: This review of Middlebury Interactive…