Tell THE Story: Part 1
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
What is the most effective education method of all time? Thousands of years before screens and curriculums, storytelling was the learning methodology of choice. As mankind’s oldest and most effective form of education, storytelling put flesh on the dry bones of history’s names, events, and dates, often happening around the family fire after a
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Teresa’s Beach Homes – Bella Vista, Cape San Blas, Florida
Monday, 19 March 2018
Teresa’s Beach Homes is a family owned vacation rental company located at Cape San Blas, Florida. We service the beaches of Cape San Blas, Windmark, and Beacon Hill inside of Gulf County Florida. Bella Vista, as pictured in the video, is a wonderful gulf front home located close to our top rated state
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Hey Mama Monday: We Are All Strong in Our Own Ways
Monday, 19 March 2018
Hey Mama, Just wanted to stop in and deliver a quick message as I run out the door. It’s ironic. I don’t know; I just found it funny and had to tell you. You know how you have been kind of down on yourself about certain things lately? You look at your friends (and
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Kids, Crayons, and Christ: A Vlog Journey
Saturday, 17 March 2018
Often, when we think of teaching art to our kids (myself included), we find the task daunting, messy, and—if we’re honest—a little unnecessary. This is an embarrassing confession coming from me, an art school graduate whose husband teaches art and develops art curriculum for a living. Yet, here I am, still struggling to teach
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Is Technology a Good Thing?
Thursday, 15 March 2018
In the past few years, a lot has been reported about the use of digital technology (iPads, smartphones, electronic games) by children at home, as well as in elementary and secondary schools. I’ve recently experienced this with students and have subsequently begun to research it further. Here are a few things I’ve found: Number
Don’t Let Your Husband Get Lost in Your Homeschool
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Homeschooling can be an all-encompassing, completely engrossing activity. Since you homeschool as well, I am sure you agree with me. Honestly, weren’t those first months of homeschooling the hardest of all? When I first began homeschooling my children, I was at it from before dawn until nearly midnight. Dinner suffered, the vacuum cleaner languished
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What Every Pre-Schooler Needs
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Even in homeschooling, many preschool curriculums and learning resources focus on early reading skills, such as learning the alphabet and letter sounds. Some include basic math activities such as counting to 100 and single digit addition up to 10, sometimes not even using pictorial representations of numbers. Preschool curriculums for homeschoolers often have weekly
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