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Using Literature to Teach Fractions

Wednesday, 06 May 2020 by TOSBlog

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Many of us use a curriculum to teach math, but using literature to teach math can be a great teaching tool. I am continuing this math literature series with some of the best books to teach fractions. With my love for literature and math, it only makes sense to combine the two so I

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Take School Outside!

Friday, 01 May 2020 by TOSBlog

Spring has sprung! The world outside is filled with flowers, the grass is a little greener, and the sky is a little brighter. How on earth can you stay inside and do school? It’s time to take school outside! I was in elementary school in the late sixties, early seventies. Some of my teachers

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History Project: Make Your Own Quill Pen and Ink

Wednesday, 29 April 2020 by TOSBlog

We’ve been studying the early modern period this year in our homeschool, so we decided to do a project that would help us to experience what life was like during this time in history. We wondered how much more work it may have been not to have a modern pen to write with but

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Jelly Beans at Easter

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 by TOSBlog

As Easter rolls around, one of my favorite candy treats hits the shelves… jelly beans! Traditional, sour, theme-flavored – I like almost all of them (well, maybe except those weird flavored ones and black licorice). But jelly beans are so much more than candy when it comes to Easter and a great way to