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Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Saxon – Seton)

Saxon Publishers creates learning materials that teach math and reading skills. The programs include daily practice, and dialogue. Saxon Math is a leading math program in private schools and homeschools. It is known to help students retain learned skill because is constantly reviews older skills. Saxon math is For Kindergarten through 12 grade levels. Saxon reading focuses on phonics and spelling skills for grades K-3 and reading and phonics intervention for older struggling students. School House Rock was originally created as cartoon breaks for Saturday morning cartoons in the 1970’s. It quickly became a recognized way to teach children important … Continue reading →

Saxon Phonics

Your child comes home from school chanting about rules of vowels with breves and macrons. What is all of this about you wonder? Phonics has made its way into many elementary school classrooms. As a child, I can remember being given a list of words to memorize. Each week we were given the assignment of writing the word five times and making a sentence with each one. This type of teaching does not often take place now. Many school districts have adopted programs from Saxon Phonics. In Saxon Phonics, students are taught rules for the spelling of words. For example, … Continue reading →

Advice for secular homeschoolers

Secular homeschoolers aren’t just homeschoolers who aren’t christian. Even some Christian homeschoolers, and homeschoolers of other religions lean toward secular homeschooling. While I am a Christian and Homeschool I feel strongly for secular homeschoolers and other people who just want to teach their kids without the weight of a Christian mandate to do so. These people want homeschool groups where they can be themselves. They also want curriculum that teaches the subjects and nothing more. In my homeschooling circles, I have come across attitudes and curriculum that can make secular homeschooling difficult or at least uncomfortable. I have also come … Continue reading →

Some Things Just Need to be Memorized

I have a master’s degree in teaching mathematics. In many and most of my college graduate level courses we discussed the reasoning behind why we do the things that we do, mathematically speaking. The idea is not to teach the children that two times three is six but teach them why by showing the process of addition. All other mathematical concepts were also presented in this way. We kept math journals and recorded our mathematical thinking through difficult word problems and math puzzles. I agree with the concept that children will learn and remember if they understand why. However, the … Continue reading →

Phonemic Awareness

When I was in school, phonics was not a major emphasis. We perhaps learned a few rules but the teacher did not teach the dynamics of words. However many have now learned that teaching children to hear various sounds and see how they work together is very important. Because many parents are unfamiliar with the teaching of phonics they are confused when they see words such as phonemic awareness and phoneme segmentation. A lot have trouble pronouncing the words much less defining them. If I was not a teacher, I would have the same troubles. Phonemics awareness is the awareness … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum Glossary Index

After spending the better portion of two months making a homeschool curriculum glossary, I thought an index page was in order. Click on the curriculum you are interested in and you will be taken to the page that contains the description for it. 10 Days of Multiplication A Basic History of the United States A Beka A Child’s History of the World A Child’s Story of America A Reason for Handwriting A Reason for Science A Reason for Spelling About Three Preschool Workbooks Accelerated Achievement Accelerated Christian Education Activity Math Add em Up Alpha Omega Lifepacs AmblesideOnline American Girl Books … Continue reading →

Education Week in Review: Jan. 27 – Feb.2

Wow what a week! I celebrated the 100th day of school this week and then was out for two snow days!! The days off left a little extra time for writing blogs. Shannon Stepp and I are both new members to the families.com team of bloggers. I hope that you have been enjoying our views on education! Shannon and I have been busy trying to give you the most updated information from two very different ends of the education spectrum. I think we are making a great team with our opposite teaching experiences! Saturday, January 27th, 2007 Four Blocks: Writing … Continue reading →